Where does “vedenneito” come from?

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

vedenneito (Finnish): water nymph

Definitions

  1. water nymph

Ancestry of “vedenneito”, step by step

vedenneito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish neito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneitomaiden, maid; nigella
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →