Where does “vihreäleguaani” come from?

vihreäleguaani (Finnish) comes 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;...

Ancestry of “vihreäleguaani”, step by step

vihreäleguaani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vihreä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvihreägreen; The color green
2Proto-Finnicviherägreen
3Proto-Finnicvihahate, anger; rage; agression
4Proto-Finnicwiša—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

via Finnish leguaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleguaaniiguana any of several members of the lizard family
2DutchleguaanAn iguana; lizard of the family Iguanidae;...
3French[[iguane—
4Spanishiguanaiguana
5Taínoiwanaiguana
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Finnic wiša →
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