Where does “vesileima” come from?

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

vesileima (Finnish): watermark; digital watermark

Definitions

  1. watermark; digital watermark

Ancestry of “vesileima”, step by step

vesileima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish leima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleimastamp; label, mark; stain, taint, stigma
2Russianклеймо́brand, stamp, identification mark

Words derived from “vesileima”

Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →