Where does “vesisynnytys” come from?

vesisynnytys (Finnish) comes from Finnish synnytys, from Finnish synnyttää, from Proto-Finnic sündüttädäk, from Proto-Finnic süntüdäk, from Proto-Uralic *sentew- — to be born.

vesisynnytys (Finnish): water birth form of childbirth

Definitions

  1. water birth form of childbirth

Ancestry of “vesisynnytys”, step by step

vesisynnytys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish synnytys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsynnytysThe act of giving birth; childbirth, parturition
2FinnishsynnyttääTo deliver, bear, give birth to; to drop, calve,...
3Proto-Finnicsündüttädäkto give birth
4Proto-Finnicsüntüdäkto be born
5Proto-Uralic*sentew-to be born

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Uralic *sentew-