Where does “lämminvesiputki” come from?

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

lämminvesiputki (Finnish): hot water pipe

Definitions

  1. hot water pipe

Ancestry of “lämminvesiputki”, step by step

lämminvesiputki traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish putki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishputkitube, pipe; duct, conduit; barrel
2Proto-Finnicpuckiplant with a hollow stem, especially various plants of genus Angelica
3Proto-Uralicpučkehollow plant stalk

via Finnish lämmin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlämminwarm
2Proto-Finniclämbinwarm
3Proto-Uraliclämpe—
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →