Where does “vesiuoma” come from?

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

vesiuoma (Finnish): waterbed, watercourse

Definitions

  1. waterbed, watercourse

Ancestry of “vesiuoma”, step by step

vesiuoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish uoma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuomariverbed, channel, streambed; normal state of...
2Finnishvuoflow; flux
3PolishwuThe name of the Latin-script letter W
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →