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Where does “vesiputous” come from?

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

vesiputous (Finnish): A waterfall

Definitions

  1. A waterfall

Ancestry of “vesiputous”, step by step

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