Where does “lämminvetinen” come from?

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

lämminvetinen (Finnish): with warm waters

Definitions

  1. with warm waters

Ancestry of “lämminvetinen”, step by step

lämminvetinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

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 →