Where does “vihreäsilmä” come from?

vihreäsilmä (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;...

vihreäsilmä (Finnish): A green-eyed person

Definitions

  1. A green-eyed person

Ancestry of “vihreäsilmä”, step by step

vihreäsilmä 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 silmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilmäeye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net
2Proto-Finnicsilmäeye
3Proto-Uralicśilmäeye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Finnic wiša →