Where does “vesipula” come from?

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

vesipula (Finnish): water shortage

Definitions

  1. water shortage

Ancestry of “vesipula”, step by step

vesipula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish pula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpulashortage; an economic crisis characterized by...
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