Where does “pyörrevirtahäviö” come from?

pyörrevirtahäviö (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyörrevirta, from Finnish pyörre, from Finnish pyörtää, from Finnish Sini, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव — to live.

pyörrevirtahäviö (Finnish): eddy current loss

Definitions

  1. eddy current loss

Ancestry of “pyörrevirtahäviö”, step by step

pyörrevirtahäviö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyörrevirta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyörrevirtaeddy current
2Finnishpyörrevortex, whirl, swirl
3Finnishpyörtääto turn around, return; to curve, bend, turn; to...
4FinnishSiniblue
5Latinsinusa hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay
6Arabicجَيْبpocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold...
7Sanskritज्याbow-string, tendon; sine
8Sanskritजीवalive, living; life, existence; any living being,...
9Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iHwás
10Proto-Indo-IranianǰiHwásalive
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Finnish häviö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäviödefeat; loss
2Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
3Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás