Where does “vesihilpi” come from?

vesihilpi (Finnish) comes from Finnish hilpi, from Finnish helpi, from Finnish helve, from Proto-Finnic helbeh.

vesihilpi (Finnish): water whirlgrass, Catabrosa aquatica grass found near water in cool and temperate climates in both hemispheres

Definitions

  1. water whirlgrass, Catabrosa aquatica grass found near water in cool and temperate climates in both hemispheres

Ancestry of “vesihilpi”, step by step

vesihilpi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hilpi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhilpiany grass of the genus Arctagrostis, Catabrosa or Phippsia
2Finnishhelpicanary grass
3Finnishhelvelodicule
4Proto-Finnichelbeh—

via Finnish vesi

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