Where does “lintuvesi” come from?

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

lintuvesi (Finnish): a body of water of importance to a bird population

Definitions

  1. a body of water of importance to a bird population

Ancestry of “lintuvesi”, step by step

lintuvesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintubird; poultry
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →