Where does “vesileipävankeus” come from?

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

vesileipävankeus (Finnish): bread-and-water prison punishment

Definitions

  1. bread-and-water prison punishment

Ancestry of “vesileipävankeus”, step by step

vesileipävankeus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish leipä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleipäbread; sandwich; In the game of ducks and drakes,...
2Proto-Finniclaipabread
3Proto-Germanichlaibazbread

via Finnish vankeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvankeusimprisonment; captivity
2Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
3Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →