Where does “vihamies” come from?

vihamies (Finnish) comes from Finnish viha, from Proto-Finnic viha, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

vihamies (Finnish): enemy

Definitions

  1. enemy

Ancestry of “vihamies”, step by step

vihamies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvihaanger, fury, rage, wrath, ire; hate, hatred,...
2Proto-Finnicvihahate, anger; rage; agression
3Proto-Finnicwiša—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Finnic wiša →