Where does “riippuluomi” come from?

riippuluomi (Finnish) comes from Finnish luomi, from Proto-Finnic loomi, from Proto-Uralic lämä — scab.

riippuluomi (Finnish): ptosis of the eyelid

Definitions

  1. ptosis of the eyelid

Ancestry of “riippuluomi”, step by step

riippuluomi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luomi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluomimole, nevus; eyelid
2Proto-Finnicloomimole, birthmark, eyelid
3Proto-Uraliclämäscab

via Finnish riippua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishriippuaTo hang, dangle, be suspended; To depend
2Proto-Finnicrippudakto hang
Every word from Proto-Uralic lämä →Every word from Proto-Finnic loomi →Every word from Finnish luomi →