Where does “vesivessa” come from?

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

vesivessa (Finnish): flush toilet

Definitions

  1. flush toilet

Ancestry of “vesivessa”, step by step

vesivessa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish vessa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvessatoilet
2FinnishwcWC water closet
3EnglishWCInitialism of water closet: a lavatory; a toilet;...
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →