Where does “puolisilmukka” come from?

puolisilmukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish silmukka, from Finnish silmä, from Proto-Finnic silmä, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.

puolisilmukka (Finnish): half loop

Definitions

  1. half loop

Ancestry of “puolisilmukka”, step by step

puolisilmukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish silmukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilmukkaloop; becket; mesh
2Finnishsilmäeye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net
3Proto-Finnicsilmäeye
4Proto-Uralicśilmäeye

via Finnish puoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
2Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
3Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic silmä →Every word from Finnish silmä →