Where does “keitinvesi” come from?

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

keitinvesi (Finnish): cooking water; water for cooking/boiling, or water in which something was boiled

Definitions

  1. cooking water; water for cooking/boiling, or water in which something was boiled

Ancestry of “keitinvesi”, step by step

keitinvesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish keitin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeitincooker; short for kahvinkeitin; electric kettle
2FinnishkeittääTo boil; to boil over; To cook; To cook up
3Proto-Uralickeje-—
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →
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