Where does “jälkiviisastella” come from?

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

jälkiviisastella (Finnish): to act wise in hindsight, criticize by hindsight, second-guess

Definitions

  1. to act wise in hindsight, criticize by hindsight, second-guess

Ancestry of “jälkiviisastella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjälkiviisaswise in hindsight
2Finnishviisaswise
3Proto-Finnicviisaswise; cunning
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →