Where does “vesioinas” come from?

vesioinas (Finnish) comes from Finnish oinas, from Proto-Finnic oinas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic awinas, from Proto-Indo-European h₃éwis — sheep.

vesioinas (Finnish): hydraulic ram

Definitions

  1. hydraulic ram

Ancestry of “vesioinas”, step by step

vesioinas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oinas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoinasram; wether; Aries
2Proto-Finnicoinasram; wether
3Proto-Balto-Slavicawinasram
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃éwissheep

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃éwis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic awinas →Every word from Proto-Finnic oinas →