Where does “virdu” come from?

virdu (Livvi) comes from Proto-Finnic virta, from Proto-Slavic vьrtъ — turn, enclosure.

virdu (Livvi): flow, stream

Definitions

  1. flow, stream

Ancestry of “virdu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvirtastream; flow, current
2Proto-Slavicvьrtъturn, enclosure
Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrtъEvery word from Proto-Finnic virta