Where does “astianpesuvesi” come from?

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

astianpesuvesi (Finnish): dishwater

Definitions

  1. dishwater

Ancestry of “astianpesuvesi”, step by step

astianpesuvesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pesuvesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpesuvesiwater used in washing; gray water, greywater
2Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
3Proto-Finnicveciwater
4Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl

via Finnish astian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishastianGenitive singular form of astia
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →