Where does “hitsausvirta” come from?

hitsausvirta (Finnish) comes from Finnish hitsaus, from Finnish hitsata, from Swedish hitsa, from Middle Low German hitzen.

hitsausvirta (Finnish): welding current

Definitions

  1. welding current

Ancestry of “hitsausvirta”, step by step

hitsausvirta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hitsaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhitsauswelding
2Finnishhitsatato weld
3Swedishhitsato heat, to weld
4Middle Low Germanhitzen—

via Finnish virta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirtaflow, stream; river; current
2Proto-Finnicvirtastream; flow, current
3Proto-Slavicvьrtъturn, enclosure
Every word from Middle Low German hitzen →Every word from Swedish hitsa →Every word from Finnish hitsata →