Where does “vesipöhö” come from?

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

vesipöhö (Finnish): edema

Definitions

  1. edema

Ancestry of “vesipöhö”, step by step

vesipöhö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish pöhö

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