Where does “vesitilkka” come from?

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

vesitilkka (Finnish): dash of water small amount of water

Definitions

  1. dash of water small amount of water

Ancestry of “vesitilkka”, step by step

vesitilkka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish tilkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtilkkadribble, dash, drop
2Proto-Finnictilkkadrop

Words derived from “vesitilkka”

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