Where does “heikkovirta” come from?

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

heikkovirta (Finnish): low current

Definitions

  1. low current

Ancestry of “heikkovirta”, step by step

heikkovirta 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 heikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheikkoweak; faint; feeble

Words derived from “heikkovirta”

Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrtъ →Every word from Proto-Finnic virta →Every word from Finnish virta →