Where does “virin” come from?

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

virin (Finnish): Genitive singular form of viri

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of viri

Ancestry of “virin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirismall ripples; breath of wind
2FinnishvireA light breeze or the small, disappearing waves...
3Finnishvireäactive, animate
4Proto-Finnicviredä—
Every word from Proto-Finnic viredä →Every word from Finnish vireä →Every word from Finnish vire →