Where does “silmäkarva” come from?

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

Ancestry of “silmäkarva”, step by step

silmäkarva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian silmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansilmäeye
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs

via Ingrian karva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankarvahair
Every word from Ingrian -u →Every word from Ingrian silmä →