Where does “luomivako” come from?

luomivako (Finnish) comes from Finnish luomi, from Proto-Finnic loomi, from Proto-Uralic lämä — scab.

luomivako (Finnish): crease above the upper eyelid

Definitions

  1. crease above the upper eyelid

Ancestry of “luomivako”, step by step

luomivako traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luomi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluomimole, nevus; eyelid
2Proto-Finnicloomimole, birthmark, eyelid
3Proto-Uraliclämäscab

via Finnish vako

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvakofurrow; cleft
2Proto-Finnicvakofurrow
Every word from Proto-Uralic lämä →Every word from Proto-Finnic loomi →Every word from Finnish luomi →