Where does “vesialue” come from?

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

vesialue (Finnish): water area

Definitions

  1. water area

Ancestry of “vesialue”, step by step

vesialue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—

Words derived from “vesialue”

Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →