Where does “Kuorevesi” come from?

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

Kuorevesi (Finnish): A former municipality, now part of Jämsä in the region of Central Finland

Definitions

  1. A former municipality, now part of Jämsä in the region of Central Finland

Ancestry of “Kuorevesi”, step by step

Kuorevesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl

via Finnish kuore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkuoreEuropean smelt, sparling; smelt; also freshwater...
2Proto-FinnickoorehEuropean smelt (Osmerus eperlanus)
3Proto-Uralickorɜ—
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →