Where does “vesisara” come from?

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

vesisara (Finnish): water sedge

Definitions

  1. water sedge

Ancestry of “vesisara”, step by step

vesisara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish šara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishšara—
2Finnishsäristäto rattle, to creak; to crackle
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →