Where does “vesirakkula” come from?

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

vesirakkula (Finnish): blister, vesicle

Definitions

  1. blister, vesicle

Ancestry of “vesirakkula”, step by step

vesirakkula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish rakkula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakkulablister, vesicle; saccule
2Finnishrakkobladder; blister; vesicle
3Proto-Finnicrakkobladder; blister
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