Where does “veekeetja” come from?

veekeetja (Estonian) comes from Estonian vesi, from Proto-Finnic veci, from Arabic وعاء — vessel, container, bowl.

veekeetja (Estonian): (electric) kettle

Definitions

  1. (electric) kettle

Ancestry of “veekeetja”, step by step

veekeetja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvesiwater
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl

via Estonian keetja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankeetja—
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Estonian vesi →