Where does “vedentarve” come from?

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

vedentarve (Finnish): water demand

Definitions

  1. water demand

Ancestry of “vedentarve”, step by step

vedentarve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish tarve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarveneed; demand
2Proto-Finnictarbeh—
3Proto-Germanicþarbizuseful
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →