Where does “syrjäsilmäys” come from?

syrjäsilmäys (Finnish) comes from Finnish silmäys, from Finnish silmätä, from Finnish silmä, from Proto-Finnic silmä, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.

syrjäsilmäys (Finnish): sidelong glance

Definitions

  1. sidelong glance

Ancestry of “syrjäsilmäys”, step by step

syrjäsilmäys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish silmäys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilmäysglance, sight
2Finnishsilmätäto glance
3Finnishsilmäeye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net
4Proto-Finnicsilmäeye
5Proto-Uralicśilmäeye

via Finnish syrjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyrjäedge; border; side
2Proto-Finnicsürjäedge, side
3Proto-Finno-Permicśürjä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic silmä →Every word from Finnish silmä →