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Where does “sinisilmäinen” come from?

sinisilmäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sinisilmä, from Finnish Sini, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás — to live.

sinisilmäinen (Finnish): blue-eyed; gullible, credulous; naive, blue-eyed

Definitions

  1. blue-eyed; gullible, credulous; naive, blue-eyed

Ancestry of “sinisilmäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsinisilmäblue eye; blue-eyed person; blue-eye
2FinnishSini—
3Latinsinusa hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay
4Arabicجَيْبpocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold...
5Sanskritज्याbow-string, tendon; sine
6Sanskritजीवalive, living; life, existence; any living being,...
7Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iHwás—
8Proto-Indo-IranianǰiHwásalive
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “sinisilmäinen”

  • sinisilmäisyys
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