Where does “vetistyä” come from?

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

vetistyä (Finnish): to become watery

Definitions

  1. to become watery

Ancestry of “vetistyä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvetistääto water down
2Finnishvetinenwatery, wishy-washy
3Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
4Proto-Finnicveciwater
5Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →