Where does “vesiselvä” come from?

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

vesiselvä (Finnish): stone cold sober

Definitions

  1. stone cold sober

Ancestry of “vesiselvä”, step by step

vesiselvä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish selvä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselväclear; free; sober
2Proto-Finnicselvä—
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →
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