Where does “vesihiihto” come from?

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

vesihiihto (Finnish): water skiing

Definitions

  1. water skiing

Ancestry of “vesihiihto”, step by step

vesihiihto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish hiihto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiihtoskiing; "In plural," skiing games
2FinnishhiihtääTo ski
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →