Where does “pilssivesi” come from?

pilssivesi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pilssi, from English bilge, from English bulge, from Middle English bulge, from Old Northern French boulge — leather bag.

pilssivesi (Finnish): bilgewater

Definitions

  1. bilgewater

Ancestry of “pilssivesi”, step by step

pilssivesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pilssi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpilssibilge
2EnglishbilgeThe rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a...
3EnglishbulgeSomething sticking out from a surface; a...
4Middle Englishbulgeleather bag; hump
5Old Northern Frenchboulgeleather bag

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Old Northern French boulge →Every word from Middle English bulge →Every word from English bulge →