Where does “vedenimuri” come from?

vedenimuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish imuri, from Finnish imeä, from Proto-Finnic imedäk, from Proto-Uralic ime-, from Hungarian ím, from Hungarian i, from Hungarian e, from Proto-Uralic e- — this; not; the negative verb.

Ancestry of “vedenimuri”, step by step

vedenimuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish imuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishimurivacuum cleaner; fan
2Finnishimeäto suck; to absorb; to pull towards, attract
3Proto-Finnicimedäkto suck
4Proto-Uralicime-to suck
5Hungarianímbehold! see! lo!
6Hungarianismall, young
7Hungarianethis; look!, hey!
8Proto-Uralice-this; not; the negative verb

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Uralic e- →Every word from Hungarian e →Every word from Hungarian i →