Where does “potkurivirta” come from?

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

potkurivirta (Finnish): prop wash; backwash

Definitions

  1. prop wash; backwash

Ancestry of “potkurivirta”, step by step

potkurivirta 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 potkuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpotkuripropeller, prop; screw, propeller; Synonym of...
2Finnishpotkiato kick; Partitive plural form of potka
3Votic-ia—
Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrtъ →Every word from Proto-Finnic virta →Every word from Finnish virta →