Where does “vieres” come from?

vieres (Lule Sami) comes from Proto-Samic vierēs, from Proto-Finnic veeras, from Proto-Finnic veeri, from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre.

Definitions

Ancestry of “vieres”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicvierēsstrange, foreign
2Proto-Finnicveerasguest, visitor; stranger; strange, foreign,...
3Proto-Finnicveeriside, flank; edge
4Proto-Finno-Permicwäre—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre →Every word from Proto-Finnic veeri →Every word from Proto-Finnic veeras →