Where does “vesistöalue” come from?

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

vesistöalue (Finnish): (water) catchment area, drainage basin, hydrographic basin

Definitions

  1. (water) catchment area, drainage basin, hydrographic basin

Ancestry of “vesistöalue”, step by step

vesistöalue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesistö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesistöwater system, body of water; drainage basin
2Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
3Proto-Finnicveciwater
4Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →