Where does “virrankäännin” come from?

virrankäännin (Finnish) comes from Finnish käännin, from Finnish kääntää, from Proto-Finnic kantadak, from Proto-Uralic kanta-, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

virrankäännin (Finnish): commutator electrical switch

Definitions

  1. commutator electrical switch

Ancestry of “virrankäännin”, step by step

virrankäännin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish käännin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäänninreverser
2Finnishkääntääto turn; "~ ympäri": to tip, turn over, upend; to...
3Proto-Finnickantadakto carry
4Proto-Uralickanta-to carry, to transport
5Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

via Finnish virta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirtaflow, stream; river; current
2Proto-Finnicvirtastream; flow, current
3Proto-Slavicvьrtъturn, enclosure
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ta- →Every word from Proto-Uralic kanta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kantadak →