Where does “virtaohjattu” come from?

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

virtaohjattu (Finnish): current-controlled

Definitions

  1. current-controlled

Ancestry of “virtaohjattu”, step by step

virtaohjattu 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 ohjattu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishohjattucontrolled; past passive participle of ohjata
2Finnishohjatato steer, pilot, navigate, drive a vehicle; to...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ohjat'ak—
Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrtъ →Every word from Proto-Finnic virta →Every word from Finnish virta →