Where does “sirkkasilmu” come from?

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

sirkkasilmu (Finnish): plumule

Definitions

  1. plumule

Ancestry of “sirkkasilmu”, step by step

sirkkasilmu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish silmu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilmubud of a leaf; lamprey
2Finnishsilmäeye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net
3Proto-Finnicsilmäeye
4Proto-Uralicśilmäeye

via Finnish sirkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsirkkacricket; Synonym of sirkkalehti
2RussianСерге́йSergius
3Ancient GreekΣέργιος—
4LatinSergius—
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic silmä →Every word from Finnish silmä →