Where does “vedenkestävä” come from?
vedenkestävä (Finnish) comes from Finnish vesi, from Proto-Finnic veci, from Arabic وعاء — vessel, container, bowl.
vedenkestävä (Finnish): waterproof
Ancestry of “vedenkestävä”, step by step
vedenkestävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vesi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vesi | water; lake; rheum |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | veci | water |
| 3 | Arabic | وعاء | vessel, container, bowl |
via Finnish kestävä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kestävä | durable, lasting, long-lasting; sustainable;... |
| 2 | Finnish | kestää | to cope, stand, withstand, endure, hold up; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kestädäk | to last, endure |
Words derived from “vedenkestävä”