Where does “virvaliekki” come from?

virvaliekki (Finnish) comes from Finnish liekki, from Proto-Finnic leekki — flame.

Ancestry of “virvaliekki”, step by step

virvaliekki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liekki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliekkiflame; Short for liekkiviina
2Proto-Finnicleekkiflame

via Finnish virva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirva—
Every word from Proto-Finnic leekki →Every word from Finnish liekki →