Where does “silmäjuova” come from?

silmäjuova (Finnish) comes from Finnish juova, from Finnish juoda, from Proto-Finnic joodak, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

silmäjuova (Finnish): eyestripe

Definitions

  1. eyestripe

Ancestry of “silmäjuova”, step by step

silmäjuova traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuovastripe, streak; scan line, line; Present active...
2Finnishjuodato drink
3Proto-Finnicjoodakto drink
4Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

via Finnish silmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilmäeye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net
2Proto-Finnicsilmäeye
3Proto-Uralicśilmäeye
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic joodak →Every word from Finnish juoda →