Where does “vedenpaljous” come from?

vedenpaljous (Finnish) comes from Finnish paljous, from Finnish paljo, from Proto-Finnic paljo, from Proto-Germanic felu, from Proto-Germanic feluz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

vedenpaljous (Finnish): A large amount of water

Definitions

  1. A large amount of water

Ancestry of “vedenpaljous”, step by step

vedenpaljous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paljous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaljousquantity, volume, mass, multitude
2Finnishpaljovoluminous, much, plenty
3Proto-Finnicpaljoplenty, voluminous, a lot (of), much
4Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
5Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic feluz →Every word from Proto-Germanic felu →