Where does “raskasvesi” come from?

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

raskasvesi (Finnish): heavy water

Definitions

  1. heavy water

Ancestry of “raskasvesi”, step by step

raskasvesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish raskas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraskasheavy; hard, laborious, strenuous, gruelling;...
2Proto-Finnicraskasheavy, weighty
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →