Where does “vesimikrobi” come from?

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

vesimikrobi (Finnish): aquatic microbe

Definitions

  1. aquatic microbe

Ancestry of “vesimikrobi”, step by step

vesimikrobi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish mikrobi

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