Where does “yksivaihevirta” come from?
yksivaihevirta (Finnish) comes from Finnish virta, from Proto-Finnic virta, from Proto-Slavic vьrtъ — turn, enclosure.
yksivaihevirta (Finnish): single-phase power
Ancestry of “yksivaihevirta”, step by step
yksivaihevirta traces back through 3 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 yksi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yksi | one |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | ükci | one |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ükte | one |
via Finnish vaihe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaihe | phase, stage, point, period; phase; stage of a... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vajeh | gap |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | waješe- | — |