Where does “vajovesi” come from?

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

vajovesi (Finnish): gravitational water, percolating water

Definitions

  1. gravitational water, percolating water

Ancestry of “vajovesi”, step by step

vajovesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish vajota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvajotato sink; to descend, sink
2Proto-Finnicvajot'akto sink, descend (usually into something thicker than water)
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwajo-—
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →