Where does “vesisuoni” come from?

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

vesisuoni (Finnish): water vein

Definitions

  1. water vein

Ancestry of “vesisuoni”, step by step

vesisuoni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish suoni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuonivein; Short for verisuoni; tendon, sinew; still...
2Proto-Finnicsoonisinew
3Proto-Uralicsënevein, blood vessel; sinew
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →