Where does “vesikarahvi” come from?

vesikarahvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish karahvi, from Swedish karaff, from French carafe, from Italian caraffa, from Spanish garrafa, from Arabic غُرْفَة, from Arabic غَرَفَ — to ladle.

vesikarahvi (Finnish): water carafe, water jug

Definitions

  1. water carafe, water jug

Ancestry of “vesikarahvi”, step by step

vesikarahvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karahvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarahvicarafe bottle, usually glass and with a flared lip, used for serving beverages, especially wine or liquor
2Swedishkaraffcarafe
3Frenchcarafecarafe
4Italiancaraffacarafe; decanter; pitcher
5Spanishgarrafacarafe
6Arabicغُرْفَةcup or dipper
7Arabicغَرَفَto ladle

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Arabic غَرَفَ →Every word from Arabic غُرْفَة →Every word from Spanish garrafa →