Where does “vesiväylä” come from?

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

vesiväylä (Finnish): sea lane, waterway

Definitions

  1. sea lane, waterway

Ancestry of “vesiväylä”, step by step

vesiväylä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish väylä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväyläany route one can travel, especially one that is...
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