Where does “päällysvesi” come from?

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

päällysvesi (Finnish): epilimnion

Definitions

  1. epilimnion

Ancestry of “päällysvesi”, step by step

päällysvesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish päällys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäällystop, cover, overlay
2Finnishus-ing
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →