Where does “vesirikko” come from?

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

vesirikko (Finnish): waterwort aquatic plant of the genus

Definitions

  1. waterwort aquatic plant of the genus

Ancestry of “vesirikko”, step by step

vesirikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish rikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrikkobreakage; saxifrage
2Finnishrikkoato break; to violate, breach; to offend, to...
3Proto-Finnicrikkodakto break; to ruin, to mar, to damage
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