Where does “vedenhylkivyys” come from?

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

vedenhylkivyys (Finnish): water resistance, water repellency ability of a material, such as fabric, to slow the penetration of water into it

Definitions

  1. water resistance, water repellency ability of a material, such as fabric, to slow the penetration of water into it

Ancestry of “vedenhylkivyys”, step by step

vedenhylkivyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish hylkivä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhylkivärepulsive, repellent, resistant (to)
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →