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
- eddy current loss
Ancestry of “pyörrevirtahäviö”, step by step
pyörrevirtahäviö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pyörrevirta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyörrevirta | eddy current |
| 2 | Finnish | pyörre | vortex, whirl, swirl |
| 3 | Finnish | pyörtää | to turn around, return; to curve, bend, turn; to... |
| 4 | Finnish | Sini | blue |
| 5 | Latin | sinus | a hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay |
| 6 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 8 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |