Where does “jälkiviisastelu” come from?
jälkiviisastelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish viisastelu, from Finnish viisastella, from Finnish viisastaa, from Finnish viisas, from Proto-Finnic viisas, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
jälkiviisastelu (Finnish): practising hindsight
Definitions
- practising hindsight
Ancestry of “jälkiviisastelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viisastelu | wising off, being a smart-aleck/smart-ass |
| 2 | Finnish | viisastella | To wise off, be a smart-aleck/smart-ass |
| 3 | Finnish | viisastaa | To make wise or wiser, enwisen |
| 4 | Finnish | viisas | wise |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | viisas | wise; cunning |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wīsaz | wise, knowledgeable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weydstos | knowledgeable |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |