Where does “silmähuuhde” come from?

silmähuuhde (Finnish) comes from Finnish huuhde, from Finnish huuhtoa, from Proto-Finnic huhtodak, from Proto-Finno-Permic šukštɜ-.

silmähuuhde (Finnish): eyewash

Definitions

  1. eyewash

Ancestry of “silmähuuhde”, step by step

silmähuuhde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huuhde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuuhdefabric softener; wash
2Finnishhuuhtoato rinse, wash; to wash
3Proto-Finnichuhtodakto rinse, to wash (to move by the force of water in motion)
4Proto-Finno-Permicšukštɜ-—

via Finnish silmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilmäeye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net
2Proto-Finnicsilmäeye
3Proto-Uralicśilmäeye
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic šukštɜ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic huhtodak →Every word from Finnish huuhtoa →