Where does “vesistönimi” come from?

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

vesistönimi (Finnish): hydronym name of a body of water

Definitions

  1. hydronym name of a body of water

Ancestry of “vesistönimi”, step by step

vesistönimi 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 nimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniminame
2Finnish-iäiset—
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →
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