Where does “vesisuihkupumppu” come from?
vesisuihkupumppu (Finnish) comes from Finnish pumppu, from Swedish pump, from German Pumpe, from Middle Low German pumpe, from Middle Dutch pompe — device for raising water, pump; pipe, water...
vesisuihkupumppu (Finnish): water jet pump
Definitions
- water jet pump
Ancestry of “vesisuihkupumppu”, step by step
vesisuihkupumppu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pumppu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pumppu | pump; heart |
| 2 | Swedish | pump | a pump |
| 3 | German | Pumpe | pump; heart |
| 4 | Middle Low German | pumpe | pump; a pump |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | pompe | device for raising water, pump; pipe, water... |
via Finnish vesisuihku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vesisuihku | water jet |
| 2 | Finnish | vesi | water; lake; rheum |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | veci | water |
| 4 | Arabic | وعاء | vessel, container, bowl |