Where does “vesiputti” come from?

vesiputti (Finnish) comes from Finnish putti, from English putt, from Scots putt, from Middle English putten, from Old English pūtian, from Proto-Germanic putōną, from Proto-Indo-European bud- — to shoot, sprout; to swell.

vesiputti (Finnish): water puddle

Definitions

  1. water puddle

Ancestry of “vesiputti”, step by step

vesiputti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish putti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishputtiputt
2EnglishputtThe act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a...
3Scotsputtto put
4Middle Englishputtento push, shove, put
5Old Englishpūtian—
6Proto-Germanicputōnąto stick, stab, poke; to push
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbud-to shoot, sprout; to swell

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bud- →Every word from Proto-Germanic putōną →Every word from Old English pūtian →