Where does “näkimet” come from?
näkimet (Finnish) comes from Votic nähä, from Proto-Finnic näktäk, from Proto-Uralic näke- — to see.
näkimet (Finnish): eyes
Ancestry of “näkimet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Votic | nähä | to see |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | näktäk | to see |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | näke- | to see |