Where does “kalavesi” come from?

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

kalavesi (Finnish): fishing ground area of water used for fishing

Definitions

  1. fishing ground area of water used for fishing

Ancestry of “kalavesi”, step by step

kalavesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →
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