Where does “vesiratas” come from?

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

vesiratas (Finnish): water wheel

Definitions

  1. water wheel

Ancestry of “vesiratas”, step by step

vesiratas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish ratas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishratascogwheel
2Proto-Finnicrat'aswheel; ? cart
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →