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.
Ancestry of “vieres”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Samic | vierēs | strange, foreign |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | veeras | guest, visitor; stranger; strange, foreign,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | veeri | side, flank; edge |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wäre | — |