Where does “virtajohto” come from?
virtajohto (Finnish) comes from Finnish virta, from Proto-Finnic virta, from Proto-Slavic vьrtъ — turn, enclosure.
virtajohto (Finnish): power cable, power cord
Ancestry of “virtajohto”, step by step
virtajohto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish virta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | virta | flow, stream; river; current |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | virta | stream; flow, current |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vьrtъ | turn, enclosure |
via Finnish johto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | johto | cord, line, conductor; administration,... |
| 2 | Finnish | johtaa | to lead, take, show someone the way to; to guide,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | johtadak | to lead, to guide |