Where does “vironvyö” come from?

vironvyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish vyö, from Proto-Finnic vöö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä.

Ancestry of “vironvyö”, step by step

vironvyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vyö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvyöbelt, girdle; band; zone
2Proto-Finnicvööbelt
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä—

via Finnish viro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishviroEstonian
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä →Every word from Proto-Finnic vöö →Every word from Finnish vyö →