Where does “vihreänsininen” come from?

vihreänsininen (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;...

vihreänsininen (Finnish): greenish blue

Definitions

  1. greenish blue

Ancestry of “vihreänsininen”, step by step

vihreänsininen 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 sininen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsininenblue; The color blue
2Proto-Finnicsininenblue
3Proto-Finnicsiniblue
4Proto-Finno-Permicsine—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Finnic wiša →