Where does “suurvisiiri” come from?

suurvisiiri (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.

suurvisiiri (Finnish): grand vizier

Definitions

  1. grand vizier

Ancestry of “suurvisiiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvisiirivisor; vizier
2Swedishvisirvisor
3Old Frenchvisiere—
4Old Frenchvisface; opinion
5Latinvīsushaving been seen
6Proto-Celticwissosknown
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European widtós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wissos →