Where does “vesikehä” come from?

vesikehä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kehä, from Proto-Finnic kehä, from Proto-Finnic keššä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä.

vesikehä (Finnish): hydrosphere

Definitions

  1. hydrosphere

Ancestry of “vesikehä”, step by step

vesikehä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kehä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkehäcircle, ring; halo; circle, circumference
2Proto-Finnickehäcircle, ring
3Proto-Finnickeššä—
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickeččä—

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä →Every word from Proto-Finnic keššä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kehä →