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Where does “viherkesanto” come from?

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

viherkesanto (Finnish): green fallow

Definitions

  1. green fallow

Ancestry of “viherkesanto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviher-Used as defining part in many compound nouns to...
2Finnishvihreägreen; The color green
3Proto-Finnicviherägreen
4Proto-Finnicvihahate, anger; rage; agression
5Proto-Finnicwiša—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
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