Where does “vesitatar” come from?

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

vesitatar (Finnish): water knotweed

Definitions

  1. water knotweed

Ancestry of “vesitatar”, step by step

vesitatar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish tatar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtatarplant of the family Polygonaceae
2Finnishtattaribuckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum plant
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →