Where does “viirusilmäinen” come from?

viirusilmäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish viirusilmä, from Finnish silmä, from Proto-Finnic silmä, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.

viirusilmäinen (Finnish): slant-eyed

Definitions

  1. slant-eyed

Ancestry of “viirusilmäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviirusilmäcat, fox or other animal with eyes with lines
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 →