Where does “vesirutto” come from?

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

vesirutto (Finnish): Canadian pondweed, American waterweed

Definitions

  1. Canadian pondweed, American waterweed

Ancestry of “vesirutto”, step by step

vesirutto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish rutto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruttoplague
2Proto-Finnicruttofast, quick, rapid
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →