Where does “uutisvirta” come from?

uutisvirta (Finnish) comes from Finnish uutinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

uutisvirta (Finnish): news feed

Definitions

  1. news feed

Ancestry of “uutisvirta”, step by step

uutisvirta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish uutinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuutinennews, news item, item of news; tiding; news;...
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish virta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirtaflow, stream; river; current
2Proto-Finnicvirtastream; flow, current
3Proto-Slavicvьrtъturn, enclosure
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus