Where does “aluevesiloukkaus” come from?

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

aluevesiloukkaus (Finnish): violation of territorial waters, infringement of territorial waters

Definitions

  1. violation of territorial waters, infringement of territorial waters

Ancestry of “aluevesiloukkaus”, step by step

aluevesiloukkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aluevesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluevesiterritorial waters; normally used in plural
2Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
3Proto-Finnicveciwater
4Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl

via Finnish loukkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloukkausinsult, affront; violation, infringement
2Finnishloukatato wound, hurt, injure cause a physical injury to (chiefly of [one's own] body parts)
3Proto-Finnicloukat'ak—
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →