Where does “vesikrassi” come from?

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

vesikrassi (Finnish): watercress; watercress, yellowcress, "Nasturtium...

Definitions

  1. watercress; watercress, yellowcress, "Nasturtium...

Ancestry of “vesikrassi”, step by step

vesikrassi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish krassi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkrassicress
2Swedishkrassecress
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →