Where does “sakkavesi” come from?

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

sakkavesi (Finnish): water with sediment or insoluble impurities

Definitions

  1. water with sediment or insoluble impurities

Ancestry of “sakkavesi”, step by step

sakkavesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish sakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsakkadregs; lees; settlings
2Proto-Finnicsakka—
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →
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