Where does “viiraosa” come from?

viiraosa (Finnish) comes from Finnish viira, from Swedish vira, from English wire, from Middle English wir, from Old English wīr, from English myrtle, from Old French myrte, from Latin myrtus.

viiraosa (Finnish): wire section of a paper machine

Definitions

wire section of a paper machine

Ancestry of “viiraosa”, step by step

viiraosa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viira

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	viira	screen woven material
2	Swedish	vira	to wind (yarn on a roll), to roll
3	English	wire	Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now...
4	Middle English	wir	—
5	Old English	wīr	wire, metal thread, wire-ornament
6	English	myrtle	An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus...
7	Old French	myrte	—
8	Latin	myrtus	myrtle
9	Ancient Greek	μύρτος	myrtle; twig or spray of myrtle
10	Ancient Greek	μυρίκη	tamarisk
11	Ancient Greek	-ίκη	—

via Finnish osa

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	osa	part; piece; proportion, section
2	Proto-Finnic	osa	part
3	Proto-Uralic	onća	part, share (of meat?)

Every word from Ancient Greek -ίκη →Every word from Ancient Greek μυρίκη →Every word from Ancient Greek μύρτος →