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

nousuvesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish nousu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnousurise; ascent; thread pitch, pitch
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →