Where does “vettähylkivä” come from?

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

vettähylkivä (Finnish): water-resistant, water-repellent

Definitions

  1. water-resistant, water-repellent

Ancestry of “vettähylkivä”, step by step

vettähylkivä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish hylkivä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhylkivärepulsive, repellent, resistant (to)

Words derived from “vettähylkivä”

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