Where does “vieraanvaraisuus” come from?
vieraanvaraisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vieraanvarainen, from Finnish vieraanvara, from Finnish vieras, from Proto-Finnic veeras, from Proto-Finnic veeri, from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre.
vieraanvaraisuus (Finnish): hospitality
Ancestry of “vieraanvaraisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | vieraanvarainen | hospitable |
| 2 | Finnish | vieraanvara | — |
| 3 | Finnish | vieras | unfamiliar; foreign; guest, visitor |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | veeras | guest, visitor; stranger; strange, foreign,... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | veeri | side, flank; edge |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wäre | — |