Where does “vesilläolo” come from?

vesilläolo (Finnish) comes from Finnish olo, from Finnish olla, from Proto-Finnic oldak, from Proto-Uralic wole- — to be, become; be, will be.

vesilläolo (Finnish): being out on the water or on the sea

Definitions

  1. being out on the water or on the sea

Ancestry of “vesilläolo”, step by step

vesilläolo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish olo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisholobeing, the action of the verb olla; feeling,...
2Finnishollato be; to be, constitute, make up, form; to have;...
3Proto-Finnicoldakto be
4Proto-Uralicwole-to be, become; be, will be

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Uralic wole- →Every word from Proto-Finnic oldak →Every word from Finnish olla →
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