Where does “vesipilari” come from?

vesipilari (Finnish) comes from Finnish pilari, from Finnish pilapuhelu, from Finnish puhelu, from Finnish puhella, from Finnish puhua, from Proto-Finnic puhudak, from Proto-Uralic puše- — blow.

vesipilari (Finnish): water column, water pillar

Definitions

  1. water column, water pillar

Ancestry of “vesipilari”, step by step

vesipilari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pilari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpilaripillar, column; prank call
2Finnishpilapuheluprank call
3Finnishpuhelutalk, conversation; used especially in compound...
4FinnishpuhellaTo chatter
5FinnishpuhuaTo talk; To speak
6Proto-Finnicpuhudakto blow
7Proto-Uralicpuše-blow

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Uralic puše- →Every word from Proto-Finnic puhudak →Every word from Finnish puhua →