Where does “viirivehka” come from?

viirivehka (Finnish) comes from Finnish viiri — pennon, pennant, streamer; gyron.

viirivehka (Finnish): peace lily plant in the genus

Definitions

  1. peace lily plant in the genus

Ancestry of “viirivehka”, step by step

viirivehka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviiripennon, pennant, streamer; gyron

via Finnish vehka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvehkacalla, "Calla palustris"; aroid
Every word from Finnish viiri