Where does “vichyvesi” come from?

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

vichyvesi (Finnish): Vichy water

Definitions

  1. Vichy water

Ancestry of “vichyvesi”, step by step

vichyvesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish vichy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvichy—
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →