Where does “vihreys” come from?
vihreys (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;...
vihreys (Finnish): greenness
Definitions
- greenness
Ancestry of “vihreys”, step by step
vihreys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vihreä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vihreä | green; The color green |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | viherä | green |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | viha | hate, anger; rage; agression |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |