Where does “metelivesi” come from?

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

Ancestry of “metelivesi”, step by step

metelivesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish meteli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetelinoise, racket; a crime of intentionally...
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