Where does “silmäripsu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “silmäripsu”, step by step

silmäripsu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian silmä

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

via Ingrian ripsu

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