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Where does “isoviha” come from?

isoviha (Finnish) comes from Finnish viha, from Proto-Finnic viha, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

isoviha (Finnish): The Greater Wrath, a period of Russian occupation...

Definitions

  1. The Greater Wrath, a period of Russian occupation...

Ancestry of “isoviha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvihaanger, fury, rage, wrath, ire; hate, hatred,...
2Proto-Finnicvihahate, anger; rage; agression
3Proto-Finnicwiša—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
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