Where does “saippuavati” come from?

saippuavati (Finnish) comes from Finnish vati, from Swedish fät, from Old Norse fat, from Proto-Germanic fatą, from Proto-Indo-European pod- — vessel, container.

saippuavati (Finnish): soap dish

Definitions

  1. soap dish

Ancestry of “saippuavati”, step by step

saippuavati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvatidish
2Swedishfätsaucer; a small dish
3Old Norsefatvat, vessel, luggage, clothing; vessel; cover;...
4Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container

via Finnish saippua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaippuasoap
2Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pod-
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