Where does “viisastelija” come from?

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

viisastelija (Finnish): smartass, wiseguy

Definitions

  1. smartass, wiseguy

Ancestry of “viisastelija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishviisastellaTo wise off, be a smart-aleck/smart-ass
2FinnishviisastaaTo make wise or wiser, enwisen
3Finnishviisaswise
4Proto-Finnicviisaswise; cunning
5Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →