Where does “sammutusvesi” come from?
sammutusvesi (Finnish) comes from Finnish sammutus, from Finnish sammuttaa, from Finnish sammua, from Proto-Finnic sambudak.
sammutusvesi (Finnish): firefighting water, firewater
Definitions
- firefighting water, firewater
Ancestry of “sammutusvesi”, step by step
sammutusvesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sammutus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sammutus | putting out a fire; fire fighting |
| 2 | Finnish | sammuttaa | to put out, extinguish; to quench, extinguish; to... |
| 3 | Finnish | sammua | to go out, die (down) of fire |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | sambudak | — |
via Finnish vesi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vesi | water; lake; rheum |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | veci | water |
| 3 | Arabic | وعاء | vessel, container, bowl |