Where does “virransäädin” come from?

virransäädin (Finnish) comes from Finnish säädin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

virransäädin (Finnish): current regulator, flow regulator

Definitions

  1. current regulator, flow regulator

Ancestry of “virransäädin”, step by step

virransäädin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish säädin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäädincontroller; remote control; regulator
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish virta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirtaflow, stream; river; current
2Proto-Finnicvirtastream; flow, current
3Proto-Slavicvьrtъturn, enclosure
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Finnish -in →Every word from Finnish säädin →