Where does “silmäntäysi” come from?

silmäntäysi (Finnish) comes from Finnish silmä, from Proto-Finnic silmä, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.

silmäntäysi (Finnish): moment, blink of an eye

Definitions

  1. moment, blink of an eye

Ancestry of “silmäntäysi”, step by step

silmäntäysi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish silmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilmäeye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net
2Proto-Finnicsilmäeye
3Proto-Uralicśilmäeye

via Finnish täysi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtäysifull
2Proto-Finnictäücifull
3Proto-Uralictäwdefull
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic silmä →Every word from Finnish silmä →