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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

  1. greenness

Ancestry of “vihreys”, step by step

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;...
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