Where does “Orivesi” come from?

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

Orivesi (Finnish): one of the many interconnected basins which together make up the lake Saimaa

Definitions

  1. one of the many interconnected basins which together make up the lake Saimaa

Ancestry of “Orivesi”, step by step

Orivesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish ori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoristallion
2Proto-Finnicorihstallion

Words derived from “Orivesi”

Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →