Where does “viska” come from?
viska (Icelandic) comes from Proto-Germanic wiskijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
viska (Icelandic): wisdom; used in set phrases
Definitions
- wisdom; used in set phrases
Ancestry of “viska”, step by step
viska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic wiskijaną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wiskijaną | to sweep; to sweep away, to clean; to erase |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 5 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Old Norse vizka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | vizka | — |