Where does “vierasaine” come from?
vierasaine (Finnish) comes from Finnish vieras, from Proto-Finnic veeras, from Proto-Finnic veeri, from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre.
vierasaine (Finnish): contaminant, foreign substance
Definitions
- contaminant, foreign substance
Ancestry of “vierasaine”, step by step
vierasaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vieras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vieras | unfamiliar; foreign; guest, visitor |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | veeras | guest, visitor; stranger; strange, foreign,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | veeri | side, flank; edge |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wäre | — |
via Finnish aine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aine | matter, material, substance; subject, discipline;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | abniją | That which is made; material; stuff |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *abnijaną | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ōp- | to achieve |
Words derived from “vierasaine”