Where does “vesikoira” come from?
vesikoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish koira, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
vesikoira (Finnish): A Spanish Water Dog or Portuguese Water Dog
Definitions
- A Spanish Water Dog or Portuguese Water Dog
Ancestry of “vesikoira”, step by step
vesikoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koira | dog; dog paddle; military police |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish vesi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vesi | water; lake; rheum |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | veci | water |
| 3 | Arabic | وعاء | vessel, container, bowl |
Words derived from “vesikoira”