Where does “pesuvati” come from?

pesuvati (Finnish) comes from Finnish vati, from Swedish fät, from Old Norse fat, from Proto-Germanic fatą, from Proto-Indo-European pod- — vessel, container.

pesuvati (Finnish): washbasin, washbowl

Definitions

  1. washbasin, washbowl

Ancestry of “pesuvati”, step by step

pesuvati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvatidish
2Swedishfätsaucer; a small dish
3Old Norsefatvat, vessel, luggage, clothing; vessel; cover;...
4Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container

via Finnish pesu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpesuwash, washing
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fatą →Every word from Old Norse fat →