Where does “vastavirta” come from?

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

vastavirta (Finnish): upstream; countercurrent, crosscurrent;...

Definitions

  1. upstream; countercurrent, crosscurrent;...

Ancestry of “vastavirta”, step by step

vastavirta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirtaflow, stream; river; current
2Proto-Finnicvirtastream; flow, current
3Proto-Slavicvьrtъturn, enclosure

via Ingrian virta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvirtaflow, current

Words derived from “vastavirta”

Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrtъ →Every word from Proto-Finnic virta →Every word from Finnish virta →