Where does “vierastunti” come from?

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

vierastunti (Finnish): visiting hour(s), visiting time, especially at a hospital or another healthcare facility

Definitions

  1. visiting hour(s), visiting time, especially at a hospital or another healthcare facility

Ancestry of “vierastunti”, step by step

vierastunti 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 tunti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuntihour; lesson, class
2Old Swedishstund—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre →Every word from Proto-Finnic veeri →Every word from Proto-Finnic veeras →