Where does “kylpyvesi” come from?

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

kylpyvesi (Finnish): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “kylpyvesi”, step by step

kylpyvesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish kylpy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylpybath
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →