Where does “vedenpitävä” come from?
vedenpitävä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pitävä, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
vedenpitävä (Finnish): watertight
Ancestry of “vedenpitävä”, step by step
vedenpitävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pitävä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pitävä | solid, as in "pitävä väite"; firm, as in "pitävä... |
| 2 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |
via Finnish vesi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vesi | water; lake; rheum |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | veci | water |
| 3 | Arabic | وعاء | vessel, container, bowl |
Words derived from “vedenpitävä”