Where does “vesilehti” come from?
vesilehti (Finnish) comes from Finnish vesi, from Proto-Finnic veci, from Arabic وعاء — vessel, container, bowl.
vesilehti (Finnish): A leaf of a living plant that floats in the...
Definitions
- A leaf of a living plant that floats in the...
Ancestry of “vesilehti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | vesi | water; lake; rheum |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | veci | water |
| 3 | Arabic | وعاء | vessel, container, bowl |