Where does “silmänlume” come from?

silmänlume (Finnish) comes from Finnish lume, from Finnish lumo, from Proto-Finnic lumo, from Proto-Finno-Permic luma-.

silmänlume (Finnish): illusion, eyewash, window dressing; something that looks deceptively different

Definitions

  1. illusion, eyewash, window dressing; something that looks deceptively different

Ancestry of “silmänlume”, step by step

silmänlume traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lume

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlumeillusion
2Finnishlumocharm
3Proto-Finniclumocharm, spell
4Proto-Finno-Permicluma-—

via Finnish silmä

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