Where does “vesihirviö” come from?

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

vesihirviö (Finnish): water monster

Definitions

  1. water monster

Ancestry of “vesihirviö”, step by step

vesihirviö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish hirviö

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