Where does “silmä” come from?
silmä (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic silmä, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.
silmä (Finnish): eye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net
Definitions
- eye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net
Ancestry of “silmä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | silmä | eye |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | śilmä | eye |
Words derived from “silmä”