Where does “virta-alli” come from?
virta-alli (Finnish) comes from Finnish virta, from Proto-Finnic virta, from Proto-Slavic vьrtъ — turn, enclosure.
virta-alli (Finnish): harlequin duck, "Histrionicus histrionicus"
Definitions
- harlequin duck, "Histrionicus histrionicus"
Ancestry of “virta-alli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | virta | flow, stream; river; current |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | virta | stream; flow, current |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vьrtъ | turn, enclosure |