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

vesiputous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish putous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishputousfall, drop; slope; waterfall
2Finnishpudotato fall (from an elevated position); to fall down, fall off; to drop, slip
3Proto-Finnicpudot'akto fall off

Words derived from “vesiputous”

Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →