Where does “silmähammas” come from?

silmähammas (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian silmä, from Ingrian -u — Used to form nouns from verbs.

silmähammas (Ingrian): canine tooth, eye tooth

Definitions

  1. canine tooth, eye tooth

Ancestry of “silmähammas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansilmäeye
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Ingrian -u →Every word from Ingrian silmä →