Where does “virrantiheys” come from?

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

virrantiheys (Finnish): current density

Definitions

  1. current density

Ancestry of “virrantiheys”, step by step

virrantiheys 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 tiheys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiheysdensity; frequency; rate
2Finnishtiheädense, thick
3Proto-Finnictihedädense, thick
Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrtъEvery word from Proto-Finnic virtaEvery word from Finnish virta
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