Where does “näkimet” come from?
näkimet (Finnish) comes from Votic nähä, from Proto-Finnic näktäk, from Proto-Uralic näke- — to see.
näkimet (Finnish): eyes
Definitions
- eyes
Ancestry of “näkimet”, step by step
näkimet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Votic nähä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Votic | nähä | to see |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | näktäk | to see |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | näke- | to see |
via Finnish nähdä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nähdä | to see; to see, meet; to regard, have an outlook... |