Where does “pohjavesialue” come from?

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

pohjavesialue (Finnish): groundwater area

Definitions

  1. groundwater area

Ancestry of “pohjavesialue”, step by step

pohjavesialue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pohjavesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjavesigroundwater
2Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
3Proto-Finnicveciwater
4Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →