Where does “vesitanrekki” come from?

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

vesitanrekki (Finnish): web-footed tenrec, aquatic tenrec (Limnogale mergulus) species of tenrec, native to Madagascar

Definitions

  1. web-footed tenrec, aquatic tenrec (Limnogale mergulus) species of tenrec, native to Madagascar

Ancestry of “vesitanrekki”, step by step

vesitanrekki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish tanrekki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtanrekkitenrec
2Frenchtanrectenrec
3Malagasytàndraka—
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →