Where does “akanvirta” come from?

akanvirta (Finnish) comes from Finnish virta, from Proto-Finnic virta, from Proto-Slavic vьrtъ — turn, enclosure.

akanvirta (Finnish): eddy

Definitions

  1. eddy

Ancestry of “akanvirta”, step by step

akanvirta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirtaflow, stream; river; current
2Proto-Finnicvirtastream; flow, current
3Proto-Slavicvьrtъturn, enclosure

via Finnish akka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishakkahag, crone; woman; wife; hag, witch; queen, bitch
2Proto-Finnicakkaold woman
Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrtъ →Every word from Proto-Finnic virta →Every word from Finnish virta →
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