Where does “keulavisiiri” come from?

keulavisiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish visiiri, from Swedish visir, from Old French visiere, from Old French vis, from Latin vīsus, from Proto-Celtic wissos, from Proto-Indo-European widtós, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

keulavisiiri (Finnish): bow visor

Definitions

  1. bow visor

Ancestry of “keulavisiiri”, step by step

keulavisiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish visiiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvisiirivisor; vizier
2Swedishvisirvisor
3Old Frenchvisiere—
4Old Frenchvisface; opinion
5Latinvīsushaving been seen
6Proto-Celticwissosknown
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Finnish keula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeulabow, prow
2Proto-Germanickulącoal
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European widtós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wissos →