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Where does “pohjavesi” come from?

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

pohjavesi (Finnish): groundwater

Definitions

  1. groundwater

Ancestry of “pohjavesi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pohjavesi”

  • pohjavesikerros
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