Where does “vierastulva” come from?

vierastulva (Finnish) comes from Finnish vieras, from Proto-Finnic veeras, from Proto-Finnic veeri, from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre.

vierastulva (Finnish): flow or influx of guests or visitors

Definitions

  1. flow or influx of guests or visitors

Ancestry of “vierastulva”, step by step

vierastulva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vieras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvierasunfamiliar; foreign; guest, visitor
2Proto-Finnicveerasguest, visitor; stranger; strange, foreign,...
3Proto-Finnicveeriside, flank; edge
4Proto-Finno-Permicwäre—

via Finnish tulva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulvaflood
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre →Every word from Proto-Finnic veeri →Every word from Proto-Finnic veeras →