Where does “näköelin” come from?
näköelin (Finnish) comes from Finnish elin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
näköelin (Finnish): visual organ
Ancestry of “näköelin”, step by step
näköelin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish elin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elin | organ of an organism; governmental body; member |
| 2 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish näkö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näkö | sight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | näko | sight, vision; look, appearance; face |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |