Where does “vesilätäkkö” come from?

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

vesilätäkkö (Finnish): water puddle

Definitions

  1. water puddle

Ancestry of “vesilätäkkö”, step by step

vesilätäkkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish lätäkkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlätäkköpuddle
2Proto-Finniclätäkko—
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →