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

pohjavesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—

Words derived from “pohjavesi”

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