Where does “samettisilmäinen” come from?

samettisilmäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish samettisilmä, from Finnish sametti, from Swedish sammet, from Middle Low German sammet, from Old French samit, from Latin samitum, from Ancient Greek ἑξάμιτον, from Ancient Greek ἕξ — six.

samettisilmäinen (Finnish): dark-eyed, velvet-eyed

Definitions

  1. dark-eyed, velvet-eyed

Ancestry of “samettisilmäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsamettisilmälarge, dark eye
2Finnishsamettivelvet
3Swedishsammetvelvet
4Middle Low Germansammet—
5Old Frenchsamitsamite
6Latinsamitum—
7Ancient Greekἑξάμιτον—
8Ancient Greekἕξsix
9Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hwéks →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕξ →