Where does “silmäsolki” come from?

silmäsolki (Finnish) comes from Finnish solki, from Finnish solisvaltimo, from Finnish valtimo, from Finnish valta- — main, principal.

silmäsolki (Finnish): a type of brooch or fibula with a small hollow tube

Definitions

  1. a type of brooch or fibula with a small hollow tube

Ancestry of “silmäsolki”, step by step

silmäsolki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish solki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsolkibuckle, clasp; fibula, brooch, clasp
2Finnishsolisvaltimosubclavian artery
3Finnishvaltimoartery
4Finnishvalta-main, principal

via Finnish silmä

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