Where does “suuvesi” come from?

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

suuvesi (Finnish): mouthwash

Definitions

  1. mouthwash

Ancestry of “suuvesi”, step by step

suuvesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish suu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuumouth
2Proto-Finnicsüüthread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause
3Proto-Uralicśuwemouth
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →