Where does “vesileikkaus” come from?

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

vesileikkaus (Finnish): water cutting

Definitions

  1. water cutting

Ancestry of “vesileikkaus”, step by step

vesileikkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish leikkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleikkauscut, cutting; operation, surgery; perioperative
2Finnishleikatato cut; to incise; to mow
3Proto-Finnicleik'at'akto cut
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →