Where does “viisi” come from?
viisi (Votic) comes from Estonian viis, from Middle Low German wīs, from Proto-Germanic wīsō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
viisi (Votic): five
Ancestry of “viisi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | viis | five; way, manner; mode |
| 2 | Middle Low German | wīs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīsō | way, method, etc |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |