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Where does “nousuvesi” come from?

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

nousuvesi (Finnish): high tide; flow

Definitions

  1. high tide; flow

Ancestry of “nousuvesi”, step by step

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