Where does “silmuttaminen” come from?

silmuttaminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish silmuttaa, from Finnish silmu, from Finnish silmä, from Proto-Finnic silmä, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.

Ancestry of “silmuttaminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilmuttaato inoculate to graft by inserting buds
2Finnishsilmubud of a leaf; lamprey
3Finnishsilmäeye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net
4Proto-Finnicsilmäeye
5Proto-Uralicśilmäeye
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmäEvery word from Proto-Finnic silmäEvery word from Finnish silmä
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