Where does “silmukka” come from?
silmukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish silmä, from Proto-Finnic silmä, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.
silmukka (Finnish): loop; becket; mesh
Ancestry of “silmukka”, step by step
| 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 “silmukka”