Where does “vesipestävä” come from?

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

vesipestävä (Finnish): washable that can be washed in water, as opposed to dry wash

Definitions

  1. washable that can be washed in water, as opposed to dry wash

Ancestry of “vesipestävä”, step by step

vesipestävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish pestävä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpestäväwashable capable of being washed, usually by some particular means which is indicated by a modifier
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →