Where does “Vanaja” come from?
Vanaja (English) comes from Finnish vesi, from Proto-Finnic veci, from Arabic وعاء — vessel, container, bowl.
Vanaja (English): used in India
Definitions
- used in India
Ancestry of “Vanaja”, step by step
Vanaja traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vesi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vesi | water; lake; rheum |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | veci | water |
| 3 | Arabic | وعاء | vessel, container, bowl |
via Sanskrit वन
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वन | a tree; a forest, wood, grove, thicket, quantity... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wen- | to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to... |
via Finnish vana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vana | wake; trail, track especially a fluid one; scape |