Where does “vesihauta” come from?

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

vesihauta (Finnish): water jump primarily one where the water is reasonably deep

Definitions

  1. water jump primarily one where the water is reasonably deep

Ancestry of “vesihauta”, step by step

vesihauta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish hauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhautagrave, tomb; trench; kiln, in the compound term...
2Proto-Germanicsauþazboiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →