Where does “vedenpyhitys” come from?
vedenpyhitys (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyhitys, from Finnish pyhittää, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
vedenpyhitys (Finnish): blessing holy water
Ancestry of “vedenpyhitys”, step by step
vedenpyhitys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pyhitys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyhitys | sanctification |
| 2 | Finnish | pyhittää | to sanctify, hallow; to consecrate; to devote |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Finnish vesi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vesi | water; lake; rheum |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | veci | water |
| 3 | Arabic | وعاء | vessel, container, bowl |