Where does “virransäästö” come from?

virransäästö (Finnish) comes from Finnish virta, from Proto-Finnic virta, from Proto-Slavic vьrtъ — turn, enclosure.

virransäästö (Finnish): power saving

Definitions

  1. power saving

Ancestry of “virransäästö”, step by step

virransäästö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirtaflow, stream; river; current
2Proto-Finnicvirtastream; flow, current
3Proto-Slavicvьrtъturn, enclosure

via Finnish säästö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäästösaving reduction in expenditure
2FinnishsäästääTo save
3Proto-Finnicsäästädäkto put aside, to save
Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrtъ →Every word from Proto-Finnic virta →Every word from Finnish virta →