Where does “väriaisti” come from?

väriaisti (Finnish) comes from Finnish väri, from Swedish färg, from Old Swedish færgha, from Middle Low German verwe, from Old Saxon farwi, from Proto-West Germanic faru, from Proto-Germanic farwō, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- — passed , crossed.

väriaisti (Finnish): color vision, sense of color, ability to see in color

Definitions

  1. color vision, sense of color, ability to see in color

Ancestry of “väriaisti”, step by step

väriaisti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväricolor; flush
2Swedishfärgcolor; the spectral composition of visible light;...
3Old Swedishfærgha—
4Middle Low GermanverweAlternative form of varwe; color, paint
5Old Saxonfarwicolour
6Proto-West Germanicfarucolor; appearance; journey
7Proto-Germanicfarwōcolour
8Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Finnish aisti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaistisense; Third-person singular indicative past form...
2Finnishhaistiolfaction; the sense of smell
3Finnishhaistaato sniff, smell; to scent, smell/nose out, get...
4Proto-Finnichaistadakto smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →