Where does “vieraus” come from?

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

vieraus (Finnish): unfamiliarity

Definitions

  1. unfamiliarity

Ancestry of “vieraus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvierasunfamiliar; foreign; guest, visitor
2Proto-Finnicveerasguest, visitor; stranger; strange, foreign,...
3Proto-Finnicveeriside, flank; edge
4Proto-Finno-Permicwäre—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre →Every word from Proto-Finnic veeri →Every word from Proto-Finnic veeras →
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