Where does “vesitiivistää” come from?

vesitiivistää (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiivistää, from Finnish tiivis, from Proto-Germanic stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European steypós.

vesitiivistää (Finnish): To waterproof

Definitions

  1. To waterproof

Ancestry of “vesitiivistää”, step by step

vesitiivistää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tiivistää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiivistääto compact, compress
2Finnishtiivistight, compact, dense, solid; concise
3Proto-Germanicstīfazstiff, rigid
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteypós—

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steypós →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīfaz →Every word from Finnish tiivis →