Where does “vesirako” come from?

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

vesirako (Finnish): hydathode

Definitions

  1. hydathode

Ancestry of “vesirako”, step by step

vesirako traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish rako

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakoslit, slot; crack; chink
2Proto-Finnicrakocrack
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →