Where does “tietoviisaus” come from?

tietoviisaus (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.

tietoviisaus (Finnish): being a whiz, the quality of having a lot of knowledge

Definitions

  1. being a whiz, the quality of having a lot of knowledge

Ancestry of “tietoviisaus”, step by step

tietoviisaus 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 tieto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtietoknowledge; data; information
2Proto-Finnicteetoknowledge; information
3Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
4Proto-Finnicteeway, road
5Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →