Where does “vieras” come from?

vieras (Karelian) comes from Proto-Finnic veeras, from Proto-Finnic veeri, from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre.

vieras (Karelian): guest

Definitions

  1. guest

Ancestry of “vieras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicveerasguest, visitor; stranger; strange, foreign,...
2Proto-Finnicveeriside, flank; edge
3Proto-Finno-Permicwäre—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre →Every word from Proto-Finnic veeri →Every word from Proto-Finnic veeras →