Where does “vesikauris” come from?

vesikauris (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauris, from Proto-Finnic kapris, from Proto-Germanic hafraz, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.

vesikauris (Finnish): water deer, "Hydropotes inermis"

Definitions

  1. water deer, "Hydropotes inermis"

Ancestry of “vesikauris”, step by step

vesikauris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kauris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkaurisA mountain goat, more specifically called...
2Proto-Finnickaprishe-goat
3Proto-Germanichafrazhe-goat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat

via Finnish vesi

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

Words derived from “vesikauris”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kápros →Every word from Proto-Germanic hafraz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kapris →