Where does “silmikkoraanu” come from?

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

silmikkoraanu (Finnish): a certain type of raanu with a decorative weft pattern

Definitions

  1. a certain type of raanu with a decorative weft pattern

Ancestry of “silmikkoraanu”, step by step

silmikkoraanu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish silmikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilmikkovisor armor
2Finnishsilmäeye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net
3Proto-Finnicsilmäeye
4Proto-Uralicśilmäeye

via Finnish raanu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishraanuA traditional heavy woven rug, used as bed cover and wall textile
2Northern Samirátnurug, carpet
3Proto-Samic(k)rānōhanging decoration
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic silmä →Every word from Finnish silmä →