Where does “vesisoikko” come from?

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

vesisoikko (Finnish): water tub e.g. for washing clothes or dishes

Definitions

  1. water tub e.g. for washing clothes or dishes

Ancestry of “vesisoikko”, step by step

vesisoikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish soikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsoikkotub
2Finnishsoikeaoval, elliptical; elliptic
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →