Where does “vesikouru” come from?

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

vesikouru (Finnish): gutter, drainpipe

Definitions

  1. gutter, drainpipe

Ancestry of “vesikouru”, step by step

vesikouru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish kouru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkouruchute, gutter
2Finnishkourafist; grapple, grab
3Proto-Finnickoprahollow of the hand
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →