Where does “silmäproteesi” come from?

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

silmäproteesi (Finnish): ocular prosthesis

Definitions

  1. ocular prosthesis

Ancestry of “silmäproteesi”, step by step

silmäproteesi 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 proteesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishproteesiprosthesis; prothesis
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmäEvery word from Proto-Finnic silmäEvery word from Finnish silmä
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