Where does “vesiruisku” come from?

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

vesiruisku (Finnish): water syringe, water sprayer

Definitions

  1. water syringe, water sprayer

Ancestry of “vesiruisku”, step by step

vesiruisku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish ruisku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruiskusprayer, squirt, douche; syringe
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →