Where does “turvaviiri” come from?

turvaviiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish turva, from Proto-Finnic turva — protection, safety, security.

turvaviiri (Finnish): safety flag, safety streamer

Definitions

  1. safety flag, safety streamer

Ancestry of “turvaviiri”, step by step

turvaviiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish turva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishturvaprotection, safety, security; security
2Proto-Finnicturvaprotection, safety, security

via Finnish viiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviiripennon, pennant, streamer; gyron
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