Where does “silminnähden” come from?

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

silminnähden (Finnish): visibly, clearly, obviously

Definitions

  1. visibly, clearly, obviously

Ancestry of “silminnähden”, step by step

silminnähden 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 nähden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnähdenSecond active infinitive of nähdä in instructive...
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic silmä →Every word from Finnish silmä →