Where does “vesibeletti” come from?

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

vesibeletti (Finnish): otter civet, mampalon, Cynogale bennettii semi-aquatic civet found in South-East Asia

Definitions

  1. otter civet, mampalon, Cynogale bennettii semi-aquatic civet found in South-East Asia

Ancestry of “vesibeletti”, step by step

vesibeletti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish beletti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbelettipalm civet any viverrid in the subfamily
2Frenchbeletteweasel (specifically, the least weasel)
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →