Where does “latvavesi” come from?

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

latvavesi (Finnish): headwater

Definitions

  1. headwater

Ancestry of “latvavesi”, step by step

latvavesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish latva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlatvatreetop; headwaters
2Proto-Finniclatvatreetop
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →