Where does “tasavirtakone” come from?

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

tasavirtakone (Finnish): direct current machine

Definitions

  1. direct current machine

Ancestry of “tasavirtakone”, step by step

tasavirtakone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tasavirta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtasavirtadirect current
2Finnishvirtaflow, stream; river; current
3Proto-Finnicvirtastream; flow, current
4Proto-Slavicvьrtъturn, enclosure

via Finnish kone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
2Proto-Finnickonehmagic
Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrtъ →Every word from Proto-Finnic virta →Every word from Finnish virta →
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