Where does “vesipitoisuus” come from?

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

vesipitoisuus (Finnish): water content, the amount of water in something

Definitions

  1. water content, the amount of water in something

Ancestry of “vesipitoisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesipitoinencontaining water; aqueous
2Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
3Proto-Finnicveciwater
4Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →