Where does “näköjuoste” come from?

näköjuoste (Finnish) comes from Finnish näkö, from Proto-Finnic näko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

näköjuoste (Finnish): optic tract

Definitions

  1. optic tract

Ancestry of “näköjuoste”, step by step

näköjuoste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish näkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäkösight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face
2Proto-Finnicnäkosight, vision; look, appearance; face
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish juoste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuostetract nerve structure
2Finnishjuostato run; to flow
3Proto-Finnicjoostakto run, to flow
4Proto-Uralicjokse-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic näko →