Where does “silmä” come from?
silmä (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.
silmä (Proto-Finnic): eye
Definitions
- eye
Ancestry of “silmä”, step by step
silmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Uralic śilmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Uralic | śilmä | eye |
via Proto-Finnic śilmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | śilmä | eye |