Where does “viri” come from?

viri (Finnish) comes from Finnish vire, from Finnish vireä, from Proto-Finnic viredä.

viri (Finnish): small ripples; breath of wind

Definitions

  1. small ripples; breath of wind

Ancestry of “viri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvireA light breeze or the small, disappearing waves...
2Finnishvireäactive, animate
3Proto-Finnicviredä—

Words derived from “viri”

Every word from Proto-Finnic viredä →Every word from Finnish vireä →Every word from Finnish vire →