Where does “Petäjävesi” come from?
Petäjävesi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vesi, from Proto-Finnic veci, from Arabic وعاء — vessel, container, bowl.
Ancestry of “Petäjävesi”, step by step
Petäjävesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vesi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vesi | water; lake; rheum |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | veci | water |
| 3 | Arabic | وعاء | vessel, container, bowl |
via Finnish petäjä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | petäjä | pine; a large, lone pine tree |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | petägä | pine |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pečä | pine |
Words derived from “Petäjävesi”