Where does “tihrusilmäinen” come from?

tihrusilmäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tihrusilmä, from Finnish silmä, from Proto-Finnic silmä, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.

tihrusilmäinen (Finnish): beady-eyed

Definitions

  1. beady-eyed

Ancestry of “tihrusilmäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtihrusilmäA beady-eyed person
2Finnishsilmäeye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net
3Proto-Finnicsilmäeye
4Proto-Uralicśilmäeye
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic silmä →Every word from Finnish silmä →