Where does “vesitiivis” come from?

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

vesitiivis (Finnish): watertight

Definitions

  1. watertight

Ancestry of “vesitiivis”, step by step

vesitiivis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish tiivis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiivistight, compact, dense, solid; concise
2Proto-Germanicstīfazstiff, rigid
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteypós—

Words derived from “vesitiivis”

Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →