Where does “vetinen” come from?

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

vetinen (Finnish): watery, wishy-washy

Definitions

  1. watery, wishy-washy

Ancestry of “vetinen”, step by step

vetinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—

Words derived from “vetinen”

Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →