Where does “hopeavesi” come from?

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

hopeavesi (Finnish): (colloidal) silver water

Definitions

  1. (colloidal) silver water

Ancestry of “hopeavesi”, step by step

hopeavesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish hopea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhopeasilver
2Proto-Finnichopedasilver; soft
3Proto-Germanicsamftijaz—
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →