Where does “vinosilmä” come from?

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

vinosilmä (Finnish): slant, gook

Definitions

  1. slant, gook

Ancestry of “vinosilmä”, step by step

vinosilmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish silmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilmäeye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net
2Proto-Finnicsilmäeye
3Proto-Uralicśilmäeye

via Finnish vino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvinooblique, askew
2Proto-Finno-Permicwińa—
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic silmä →Every word from Finnish silmä →