Where does “viisas” come from?

viisas (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic viisas, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

viisas (Finnish): wise

Definitions

  1. wise

Ancestry of “viisas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicviisaswise; cunning
2Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “viisas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →