Where does “kostutusvesi” come from?

kostutusvesi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kostutus, from Finnish kostuttaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

kostutusvesi (Finnish): fountain solution

Definitions

  1. fountain solution

Ancestry of “kostutusvesi”, step by step

kostutusvesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kostutus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkostutusmoistening
2Finnishkostuttaato moisten; to wet
3Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttää →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →