Where does “vesireitti” come from?

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

vesireitti (Finnish): watercourse, waterway

Definitions

  1. watercourse, waterway

Ancestry of “vesireitti”, step by step

vesireitti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish reitti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreittiroute
2Old Norsereitrmarked-out space; square; marked-out space
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →