Where does “lintuvesialue” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lintuvesialue”, step by step

lintuvesialue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesialue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesialuewater area
2Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
3Proto-Finnicveciwater
4Arabicوعاءvessel, 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 →