Where does “euroviisu” come from?

euroviisu (Finnish) comes from Finnish viisu, from Swedish visa, from Old Swedish vīsa, from Old Norse vísa, from Proto-Germanic wīsō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

euroviisu (Finnish): A contestant song in the Eurovision Song Contest

Definitions

  1. A contestant song in the Eurovision Song Contest

Ancestry of “euroviisu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviisusong
2Swedishvisaa song, a tune; in particular with a simple...
3Old Swedishvīsato show
4Old Norsevísato show, point out, indicate; verse, strophe,...
5Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsō →Every word from Old Norse vísa →
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