Where does “purovesi” come from?

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

purovesi (Finnish): brook water water from a small freshwater stream

Definitions

  1. brook water water from a small freshwater stream

Ancestry of “purovesi”, step by step

purovesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish puro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpurostreamlet, brook, creek
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →