Where does “vettymä” come from?

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

vettymä (Finnish): maceration, macerated spot of skin

Definitions

  1. maceration, macerated spot of skin

Ancestry of “vettymä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvettyäto become soaked (with water), become waterlogged
2Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
3Proto-Finnicveciwater
4Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →