Where does “vedensaanti” come from?

vedensaanti (Finnish) comes from Finnish saanti, from Finnish saada, from Proto-Finnic saadak, from Proto-Uralic saxe-, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

vedensaanti (Finnish): water supply, access to water

Definitions

  1. water supply, access to water

Ancestry of “vedensaanti”, step by step

vedensaanti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish saanti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaantisupply, yield; recall
2Finnishsaadato get, receive; to afford; usually in passive;...
3Proto-Finnicsaadakto get, to receive
4Proto-Uralicsaxe-to get; to arrive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic saxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic saadak →