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

  1. A leaf of a living plant that floats in the...

Ancestry of “vesilehti”, step by step

vesilehti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish Lehti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti—
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →
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