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

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “viisi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianviisfive; way, manner; mode
2Middle Low Germanwīs—
3Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsō →Every word from Middle Low German wīs →