Where does “vedenkanto” come from?

vedenkanto (Finnish) comes from Finnish kanto, from Finnish kantaa, from Proto-Finnic kantadak, from Proto-Uralic kanta-, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

vedenkanto (Finnish): carrying water

Definitions

  1. carrying water

Ancestry of “vedenkanto”, step by step

vedenkanto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kanto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkantostump, tree stump
2Finnishkantaato carry, bear; to carry, be carried, reach; to...
3Proto-Finnickantadakto carry
4Proto-Uralickanta-to carry, to transport
5Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ta- →Every word from Proto-Uralic kanta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kantadak →
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