Where does “häävieras” come from?
häävieras (Finnish) comes from Finnish vieras, from Proto-Finnic veeras, from Proto-Finnic veeri, from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre.
häävieras (Finnish): wedding guest
Ancestry of “häävieras”, step by step
häävieras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vieras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vieras | unfamiliar; foreign; guest, visitor |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | veeras | guest, visitor; stranger; strange, foreign,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | veeri | side, flank; edge |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wäre | — |
via Finnish häät
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | häät | Wedding; As a former part of compound signifies... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | hæge | feast, banquet |