Where does “viholainen” come from?

viholainen (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;...

viholainen (Finnish): A mild derogatory term

Definitions

  1. A mild derogatory term

Ancestry of “viholainen”, step by step

viholainen 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 lainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlainenthat is like; -like
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “viholainen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Finnic wiša →
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