Where does “pesuvesi” come from?

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

pesuvesi (Finnish): water used in washing; gray water, greywater

Definitions

  1. water used in washing; gray water, greywater

Ancestry of “pesuvesi”, step by step

pesuvesi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish pesu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpesuwash, washing
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Ingrian vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvesiwater

Words derived from “pesuvesi”

Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →