Where does “huokosvesi” come from?

huokosvesi (Finnish) comes from Finnish huokonen, from Finnish -onen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

huokosvesi (Finnish): interstitial water, pore water

Definitions

  1. interstitial water, pore water

Ancestry of “huokosvesi”, step by step

huokosvesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huokonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuokonenpore
2Finnish-onen—
3Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →