Where does “tulvavirta” come from?

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

tulvavirta (Finnish): flood current, flood stream

Definitions

  1. flood current, flood stream

Ancestry of “tulvavirta”, step by step

tulvavirta 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 tulva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulvaflood
Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrtъ →Every word from Proto-Finnic virta →Every word from Finnish virta →