Where does “päiväntasaajavirta” come from?

päiväntasaajavirta (Finnish) comes from Finnish päiväntasaaja, from Finnish tasaaja, from Finnish tasata, from Finnish tasa, from Proto-Finnic tasa, from Proto-Uralic taśa — even.

päiväntasaajavirta (Finnish): equatorial current

Definitions

  1. equatorial current

Ancestry of “päiväntasaajavirta”, step by step

päiväntasaajavirta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päiväntasaaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäiväntasaajaequator
2Finnishtasaajaequalizer; one who or that which equalizes;...
3Finnishtasatato divide into equal parts; to level; to equalize
4Finnishtasaof equal height; of the same level
5Proto-Finnictasaeven
6Proto-Uralictaśaeven

via Finnish virta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirtaflow, stream; river; current
2Proto-Finnicvirtastream; flow, current
3Proto-Slavicvьrtъturn, enclosure
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