Where does “linnunsilmäpisto” come from?
linnunsilmäpisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish pisto, from Finnish pistää, from Proto-Finnic pistädäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä-.
linnunsilmäpisto (Finnish): lazy daisy stitch
Definitions
- lazy daisy stitch
Ancestry of “linnunsilmäpisto”, step by step
linnunsilmäpisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pisto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pisto | sting, bite; prick, puncture, hole made by... |
| 2 | Finnish | pistää | to poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pistädäk | to poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | pistä- | — |
via Finnish linnunsilmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | linnunsilmä | golden saxifrage plant in the genus |
| 2 | Finnish | silmä | eye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | silmä | eye |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | śilmä | eye |