Where does “vesilintu” come from?

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

vesilintu (Finnish): waterfowl

Definitions

  1. waterfowl

Ancestry of “vesilintu”, step by step

vesilintu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintubird; poultry
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose

via Ingrian vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvesiwater
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →