Where does “vesistöreitti” come from?

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

vesistöreitti (Finnish): waterway, route on a body of water

Definitions

  1. waterway, route on a body of water

Ancestry of “vesistöreitti”, step by step

vesistöreitti 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 reitti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreittiroute
2Old Norsereitrmarked-out space; square; marked-out space
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →
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