Where does “vesiviskuri” come from?

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

vesiviskuri (Finnish): water crane

Definitions

  1. water crane

Ancestry of “vesiviskuri”, step by step

vesiviskuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish viskuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviskuriwinnowing machine
2Finnish-uri—
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →