Where does “vesivako” come from?

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

vesivako (Finnish): water furrow

Definitions

  1. water furrow

Ancestry of “vesivako”, step by step

vesivako traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish vako

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvakofurrow; cleft
2Proto-Finnicvakofurrow
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →