Where does “tuulenviri” come from?
tuulenviri (Finnish) comes from Finnish viri, from Finnish vire, from Finnish vireä, from Proto-Finnic viredä.
tuulenviri (Finnish): light breeze
Ancestry of “tuulenviri”, step by step
tuulenviri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish viri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viri | small ripples; breath of wind |
| 2 | Finnish | vire | A light breeze or the small, disappearing waves... |
| 3 | Finnish | vireä | active, animate |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | viredä | — |
via Finnish Tuuli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Tuuli | wind |
| 2 | Finnish | Tuulikki | A forest goddess, daughter of Tapio in the Kalevala |