Where does “vesipähkinä” come from?

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

vesipähkinä (Finnish): water caltrop

Definitions

  1. water caltrop

Ancestry of “vesipähkinä”, step by step

vesipähkinä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish pähkinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpähkinänut; hazel; puzzle, riddle; difficult problem,...
2Proto-Finno-Permicpäškɜ—
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →