Where does “silmäkulma” come from?
silmäkulma (Finnish) comes from Finnish silmä, from Proto-Finnic silmä, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.
silmäkulma (Finnish): corner of the eye; supercilium
Definitions
- corner of the eye; supercilium
Ancestry of “silmäkulma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | silmä | eye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | silmä | eye |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śilmä | eye |