Where does “silmukkainen” come from?

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

silmukkainen (Finnish): loopy having loops

Definitions

  1. loopy having loops

Ancestry of “silmukkainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilmukkaloop; becket; mesh
2Finnishsilmäeye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net
3Proto-Finnicsilmäeye
4Proto-Uralicśilmäeye
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic silmä →Every word from Finnish silmä →