Where does “tuulenvire” come from?

tuulenvire (Finnish) comes from Finnish vire, from Finnish vireä, from Proto-Finnic viredä.

tuulenvire (Finnish): A light breeze

Definitions

  1. A light breeze

Ancestry of “tuulenvire”, step by step

tuulenvire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvireA light breeze or the small, disappearing waves...
2Finnishvireäactive, animate
3Proto-Finnicviredä—

via Finnish Tuuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTuuliwind
2FinnishTuulikkiA forest goddess, daughter of Tapio in the Kalevala
Every word from Proto-Finnic viredä →Every word from Finnish vireä →Every word from Finnish vire →
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