Where does “viherä” come from?

viherä (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic viherä, from Proto-Finnic viha, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

viherä (Votic): green; immature, inexperienced

Definitions

  1. green; immature, inexperienced

Ancestry of “viherä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicviherägreen
2Proto-Finnicvihahate, anger; rage; agression
3Proto-Finnicwiša—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Finnic wiša →