Where does “joogivesi” come from?

joogivesi (Estonian) comes from Estonian jook, from Estonian jooma, from Proto-Finnic joodak, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

joogivesi (Estonian): drinking water

Definitions

  1. drinking water

Ancestry of “joogivesi”, step by step

joogivesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian jook

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjookdrink
2Estonianjoomato drink; To consume alcoholic beverages
3Proto-Finnicjoodakto drink
4Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

via Estonian vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvesiwater
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic joodak →Every word from Estonian jooma →