Where does “napavirta” come from?

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

napavirta (Finnish): polar current

Definitions

  1. polar current

Ancestry of “napavirta”, step by step

napavirta 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 napa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnapanavel; pole; pivot
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*napa—
Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrtъ →Every word from Proto-Finnic virta →Every word from Finnish virta →
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