Where does “silmätä” come from?

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

silmätä (Finnish): to glance

Definitions

  1. to glance

Ancestry of “silmätä”, step by step

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

Words derived from “silmätä

Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmäEvery word from Proto-Finnic silmäEvery word from Finnish silmä