Where does “tiivistevesi” come from?

tiivistevesi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiiviste, from Finnish tiivistää, from Finnish tiivis, from Proto-Germanic stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European steypós.

tiivistevesi (Finnish): seal water, sealing water

Definitions

  1. seal water, sealing water

Ancestry of “tiivistevesi”, step by step

tiivistevesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tiiviste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiivisteseal, gasket; concentrate; weatherstrip
2Finnishtiivistääto compact, compress
3Finnishtiivistight, compact, dense, solid; concise
4Proto-Germanicstīfazstiff, rigid
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteypós—

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steypós →