Where does “makusilmu” come from?

makusilmu (Finnish) comes from Finnish silmu, from Finnish silmä, from Proto-Finnic silmä, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.

makusilmu (Finnish): tastebud

Definitions

  1. tastebud

Ancestry of “makusilmu”, step by step

makusilmu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish silmu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilmubud of a leaf; lamprey
2Finnishsilmäeye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net
3Proto-Finnicsilmäeye
4Proto-Uralicśilmäeye

via Finnish maku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmakutaste, flavor; sense of taste; flavor of a quark...
2Proto-Finnicmakutaste, flavour
3Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic silmä →Every word from Finnish silmä →