Where does “Leppävirta” come from?
Leppävirta (Finnish) comes from Finnish virta, from Proto-Finnic virta, from Proto-Slavic vьrtъ — turn, enclosure.
Ancestry of “Leppävirta”, step by step
Leppävirta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish virta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | virta | flow, stream; river; current |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | virta | stream; flow, current |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vьrtъ | turn, enclosure |
via Finnish leppä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leppä | An alder, any of the trees in the genus "Alnus";... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | leppä | alder; blood |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | léiˀpāˀ | linden tree |
Words derived from “Leppävirta”