Where does “vettyä” come from?

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

vettyä (Finnish): to become soaked (with water), become waterlogged

Definitions

  1. to become soaked (with water), become waterlogged

Ancestry of “vettyä”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vettyä”

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