Where does “näsäviisas” come from?

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

näsäviisas (Finnish): cheeky, smartass

Definitions

  1. cheeky, smartass

Ancestry of “näsäviisas”, step by step

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