Where does “vesireaktori” come from?

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

vesireaktori (Finnish): water reactor nuclear reactor cooled with water

Definitions

  1. water reactor nuclear reactor cooled with water

Ancestry of “vesireaktori”, step by step

vesireaktori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish reaktori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreaktorireactor
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →