Where does “virranahto” come from?

virranahto (Finnish) comes from Finnish ahto, from Finnish ahti, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

virranahto (Finnish): skin effect

Definitions

  1. skin effect

Ancestry of “virranahto”, step by step

virranahto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ahto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishahtocramming; stretto
2FinnishahtiAn act in the passion play
3Latināctusmade, done, having been done
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Finnish virta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirtaflow, stream; river; current
2Proto-Finnicvirtastream; flow, current
3Proto-Slavicvьrtъturn, enclosure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →