Where does “virtaviivaistaa” come from?
virtaviivaistaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish virtaviivainen, from Finnish virtaviiva, from Finnish virta, from Proto-Finnic virta, from Proto-Slavic vьrtъ — turn, enclosure.
virtaviivaistaa (Finnish): To streamline
Ancestry of “virtaviivaistaa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | virtaviivainen | streamlined |
| 2 | Finnish | virtaviiva | streamline |
| 3 | Finnish | virta | flow, stream; river; current |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | virta | stream; flow, current |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | vьrtъ | turn, enclosure |