Where does “vedenkestävyys” come from?

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

vedenkestävyys (Finnish): waterproofness

Definitions

  1. waterproofness

Ancestry of “vedenkestävyys”, step by step

vedenkestävyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vedenkestävä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvedenkestäväwaterproof
2Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
3Proto-Finnicveciwater
4Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →