Where does “aluevesi” come from?

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

aluevesi (Finnish): territorial waters; normally used in plural

Definitions

  1. territorial waters; normally used in plural

Ancestry of “aluevesi”, step by step

aluevesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—

Words derived from “aluevesi”

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