Where does “vesikuuntelu” come from?

vesikuuntelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuuntelu, from Finnish kuunnella, from Proto-Finnic kundeldak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kontale-.

vesikuuntelu (Finnish): underwater listening, underwater surveillance

Definitions

  1. underwater listening, underwater surveillance

Ancestry of “vesikuuntelu”, step by step

vesikuuntelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuuntelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuuntelulistening
2Finnishkuunnellato listen; to listen in, eavesdrop; often with...
3Proto-Finnickundeldakto listen (to)
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickontale-—

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kontale- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kundeldak →Every word from Finnish kuunnella →
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