Where does “vesisiippa” come from?

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

vesisiippa (Finnish): Daubenton's bat

Definitions

  1. Daubenton's bat

Ancestry of “vesisiippa”, step by step

vesisiippa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish siippa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiippaspouse; Any bat of the subfamily Vespertilioninae...
2Finnishsiipiwing; sail; blade or a paddle of a water wheel or...
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →
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