Where does “vesihämähäkki” come from?

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

vesihämähäkki (Finnish): diving bell spider, water spider, "Argyroneta...

Definitions

  1. diving bell spider, water spider, "Argyroneta...

Ancestry of “vesihämähäkki”, step by step

vesihämähäkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish hämähäkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhämähäkkispider
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →