Where does “viies” come from?

viies (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic viidenci, from Proto-Finnic viici, from Proto-Uralic witte — five; ten.

viies (Estonian): fifth

Definitions

  1. fifth

Ancestry of “viies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicviidencififth
2Proto-Finnicviicifive
3Proto-Uralicwittefive; ten
Every word from Proto-Uralic witte →Every word from Proto-Finnic viici →Every word from Proto-Finnic viidenci →