Where does “sjalbme” come from?

sjalbme (Pite Sami) comes from Proto-Samic šëlmē, from Proto-Finnic silmä, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.

Ancestry of “sjalbme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicšëlmēeye of an axe blade
2Proto-Finnicsilmäeye
3Proto-Uralicśilmäeye
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic silmä →Every word from Proto-Samic šëlmē →