Where does “elämänviisaus” come from?

elämänviisaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish viisaus, from Finnish viisas, from Proto-Finnic viisas, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

elämänviisaus (Finnish): maxim, a wisdom about life

Definitions

  1. maxim, a wisdom about life

Ancestry of “elämänviisaus”, step by step

elämänviisaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viisaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviisauswisdom
2Finnishviisaswise
3Proto-Finnicviisaswise; cunning
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Finnish elämä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelämälife; Agent participle of elää
2Estonianelamato live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →
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