Where does “vesiurut” come from?

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

vesiurut (Finnish): water organ, hydraulus

Definitions

  1. water organ, hydraulus

Ancestry of “vesiurut”, step by step

vesiurut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish urut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishurutorgan
2Old Swedishorghor—
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →