Where does “видоискатель” come from?

видоискатель (Russian) comes from Russian искатель, from Russian -тель, from Proto-Slavic -teľь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

видоискатель (Russian): viewfinder

Definitions

  1. viewfinder

Ancestry of “видоискатель”, step by step

видоискатель traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian искатель

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianискательseeker; detector
2Russian-тель-er
3Proto-Slavic-teľьDeverbative, forms agent nouns from the...
4Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
6Proto-Finnicwiša
7Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

via Russian вид

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвидlook, looks, appearance, air; sight, view; kind,...
2Old East Slavicвидъ
3Proto-Slavicvidъsight; view; appearance
4Proto-Balto-Slavicweiˀdasappearance, aspect
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydosseeing, image
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišásEvery word from Proto-Finnic wiša