Where does “vetistää” come from?
vetistää (Finnish) comes from Finnish vetinen, from Finnish vesi, from Proto-Finnic veci, from Arabic وعاء — vessel, container, bowl.
vetistää (Finnish): to water down
Ancestry of “vetistää”, step by step
vetistää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vetinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vetinen | watery, wishy-washy |
| 2 | Finnish | vesi | water; lake; rheum |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | veci | water |
| 4 | Arabic | وعاء | vessel, container, bowl |
via Finnish taa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 2 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |
Words derived from “vetistää”