Where does “kirjaviisaus” come from?

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

kirjaviisaus (Finnish): book-learning, book knowledge

Definitions

  1. book-learning, book knowledge

Ancestry of “kirjaviisaus”, step by step

kirjaviisaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viisaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviisauswisdom
2Finnishviisaswise
3Proto-Finnicviisaswise; cunning
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →