Where does “vesitiiveys” come from?

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

vesitiiveys (Finnish): watertightness

Definitions

  1. watertightness

Ancestry of “vesitiiveys”, step by step

vesitiiveys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesitiivis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesitiiviswatertight
2Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
3Proto-Finnicveciwater
4Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →