Where does “vesipääsky” come from?

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

vesipääsky (Finnish): phalarope; red-necked phalarope, "Phalaropus...

Definitions

  1. phalarope; red-necked phalarope, "Phalaropus...

Ancestry of “vesipääsky”, step by step

vesipääsky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish pääsky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpääskyswallow, martin
2Proto-Finno-Ugricpäčkeswallow

Words derived from “vesipääsky”

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