Where does “сельмакша” come from?

сельмакша (Moksha) comes from Moksha сельме, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.

сельмакша (Moksha): white of the eye

Definitions

  1. white of the eye

Ancestry of “сельмакша”, step by step

сельмакша traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Moksha сельме

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mokshaсельмеeye
2Proto-Uralicśilmäeye

via Moksha акша

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mokshaакшаwhite; ruble
2Proto-Uralicačkawhite
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Moksha сельме →
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