Where does “vesitippa” come from?

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

vesitippa (Finnish): drop of water

Definitions

  1. drop of water

Ancestry of “vesitippa”, step by step

vesitippa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish tippa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtippadrop; A bit, in the saying "ei tippaakaan", "not...
2Proto-Finnictippadrop
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →