Where does “silmämuna” come from?
silmämuna (Finnish) comes from Ingrian muna, from Proto-Finnic muna, from Proto-Uralic müŋä — rear, beyond; space behind something.
silmämuna (Finnish): eyeball
Ancestry of “silmämuna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | muna | egg |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | muna | egg |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | müŋä | rear, beyond; space behind something |