Where does “valumavesi” come from?

valumavesi (Finnish) comes from Finnish valua, from Finnish valaa, from Proto-Finnic valadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic wala-.

valumavesi (Finnish): drainage water, leachate, runoff

Definitions

  1. drainage water, leachate, runoff

Ancestry of “valumavesi”, step by step

valumavesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaluato run, flow (slowly), stream (slowly), pour, drip, trickle
2Finnishvalaato cast, pour, throw; to cast, mold; Partitive...
3Proto-Finnicvaladakto pour; to cast
4Proto-Finno-Permicwala-—

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic valadak →Every word from Finnish valaa →