Where does “smaragdinvihreä” come from?

smaragdinvihreä (Finnish) comes from Finnish vihreä, from Proto-Finnic viherä, from Proto-Finnic viha, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

smaragdinvihreä (Finnish): emerald green

Definitions

  1. emerald green

Ancestry of “smaragdinvihreä”, step by step

smaragdinvihreä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vihreä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvihreägreen; The color green
2Proto-Finnicviherägreen
3Proto-Finnicvihahate, anger; rage; agression
4Proto-Finnicwiša—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

via Finnish smaragdi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsmaragdiemerald
2Swedishsmaragdemerald
3Latinsmaragdusemerald
4Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
5Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Finnic wiša →