Where does “vesimyyrä” come from?

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

vesimyyrä (Finnish): water vole; genus "Arvicola"; European water...

Definitions

  1. water vole; genus "Arvicola"; European water...

Ancestry of “vesimyyrä”, step by step

vesimyyrä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish myyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyyräcricetid; Cricetidae; vole
2Proto-Finnicmükrämole

Words derived from “vesimyyrä”

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