Where does “silminnähtävä” come from?
silminnähtävä (Finnish) comes from Finnish nähtävä, from Finnish nähdä, from Proto-Finnic näktäk, from Proto-Uralic näke- — to see.
silminnähtävä (Finnish): evident
Ancestry of “silminnähtävä”, step by step
silminnähtävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nähtävä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nähtävä | Present passive participle of nähdä |
| 2 | Finnish | nähdä | to see; to see, meet; to regard, have an outlook... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | näktäk | to see |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | näke- | to see |
via Finnish silmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | silmä | eye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | silmä | eye |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śilmä | eye |
Words derived from “silminnähtävä”