Where does “vettäläpäisevä” come from?

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

vettäläpäisevä (Finnish): permeable to water

Definitions

  1. permeable to water

Ancestry of “vettäläpäisevä”, step by step

vettäläpäisevä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish läpäisevä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishläpäiseväPresent active participle of läpäistä; permeable
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →