Where does “avovesikausi” come from?

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

avovesikausi (Finnish): open water season

Definitions

  1. open water season

Ancestry of “avovesikausi”, step by step

avovesikausi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish avovesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavovesiopen water; open water, open sea
2Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
3Proto-Finnicveciwater
4Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl

via Finnish kausi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkausiperiod, age, epoch, season; term; period
2Proto-Finnickauci(section of a) road, way, path; part of a journey
3Proto-Finno-Permickawteroad? way? passage ?
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →