Where does “epävireisyys” come from?

epävireisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish epävireinen, from Finnish epävire, from Finnish vire, from Finnish vireä, from Proto-Finnic viredä.

epävireisyys (Finnish): state of being out of tune

Definitions

  1. state of being out of tune

Ancestry of “epävireisyys”, step by step

epävireisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish epävireinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishepävireinenout of tune, untuned
2Finnishepävirestate of being out of tune
3FinnishvireA light breeze or the small, disappearing waves...
4Finnishvireäactive, animate
5Proto-Finnicviredä—

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finnic viredä →Every word from Finnish vireä →Every word from Finnish vire →