Where does “sinisilmäisyys” come from?
sinisilmäisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish sinisilmäinen, from Finnish sinisilmä, from Finnish Sini, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás — to live.
sinisilmäisyys (Finnish): blue-eyedness; gullibility, credulity; naïveté
Definitions
- blue-eyedness; gullibility, credulity; naïveté
Ancestry of “sinisilmäisyys”, step by step
sinisilmäisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sinisilmäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sinisilmäinen | blue-eyed; gullible, credulous; naive, blue-eyed |
| 2 | Finnish | sinisilmä | blue eye; blue-eyed person; blue-eye |
| 3 | Finnish | Sini | blue |
| 4 | Latin | sinus | a hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay |
| 5 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 7 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |