Where does “silmänalunen” come from?

silmänalunen (Finnish) comes from Finnish alunen, from Finnish alus, from Finnish ala, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

Ancestry of “silmänalunen”, step by step

silmänalunen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alunen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalunenunderlay
2Finnishalusvessel, craft, ship; underlay, base; subject
3Finnishalaarea, field, domain; field, discipline; industry,...
4Proto-Finnicalalower; under
5Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish silmä

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