Where does “virtaviivainen” come from?

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

virtaviivainen (Finnish): streamlined

Definitions

  1. streamlined

Ancestry of “virtaviivainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirtaviivastreamline
2Finnishvirtaflow, stream; river; current
3Proto-Finnicvirtastream; flow, current
4Proto-Slavicvьrtъturn, enclosure

Words derived from “virtaviivainen

Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrtъEvery word from Proto-Finnic virtaEvery word from Finnish virta