Where does “vierus” come from?

vierus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vieri, from Proto-Finnic veeri, from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre.

Ancestry of “vierus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvieriside; Third-person singular indicative past form...
2Proto-Finnicveeriside, flank; edge
3Proto-Finno-Permicwäre—

Words derived from “vierus”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre →Every word from Proto-Finnic veeri →Every word from Finnish vieri →