Where does “vanavesi” come from?

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

vanavesi (Finnish): wake

Definitions

  1. wake

Ancestry of “vanavesi”, step by step

vanavesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish vana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvanawake; trail, track especially a fluid one; scape
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →