Where does “rikkiviisaasti” come from?

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

rikkiviisaasti (Finnish): cheekily, in a smartass way

Definitions

  1. cheekily, in a smartass way

Ancestry of “rikkiviisaasti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrikkiviisascheeky, smartass, pedantic
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 →