Where does “huippuvirta” come from?

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

huippuvirta (Finnish): peak current

Definitions

  1. peak current

Ancestry of “huippuvirta”, step by step

huippuvirta 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 huippu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuipputop, peak, summit; climax, culmination;...
Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrtъ →Every word from Proto-Finnic virta →Every word from Finnish virta →