Where does “vesilude” come from?

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

vesilude (Finnish): water bug generic term

Definitions

  1. water bug generic term

Ancestry of “vesilude”, step by step

vesilude traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish lude

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishludea bedbug; a bug
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →
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