Where does “vesivatsa” come from?

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

vesivatsa (Finnish): ascites

Definitions

  1. ascites

Ancestry of “vesivatsa”, step by step

vesivatsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish vatsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvatsastomach
2Proto-Finnicvaccastomach
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →