Where does “vesilennuk” come from?

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

vesilennuk (Estonian): seaplane

Definitions

  1. seaplane

Ancestry of “vesilennuk”, step by step

vesilennuk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian vesi

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

via Estonian lennuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlennukaeroplane, airplane
2Estonian-kDerives nouns from verbs, or sometimes from other...
3Proto-Finnic-kkei—
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Estonian vesi →