Where does “virpovitsa” come from?

virpovitsa (Finnish) comes from Finnish vitsa, from Proto-Finnic vicca, from Proto-Germanic wiþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

virpovitsa (Finnish): a twig used for virpoa

Definitions

  1. a twig used for virpoa

Ancestry of “virpovitsa”, step by step

virpovitsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vitsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvitsabirch; wicker
2Proto-Finnicviccatwig, wicker, withe
3Proto-Germanicwiþjǭcord, rope, thong
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Finnish virpoa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirpoato wish another person health and happiness on...
2Finnish-öäFront vowel variant of -oa
3Proto-Finnic-odakForms some verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyt- →