Where does “virtavesi” come from?

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

virtavesi (Finnish): Any flowing body of water

Definitions

  1. Any flowing body of water

Ancestry of “virtavesi”, step by step

virtavesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

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

via Finnish virta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirtaflow, stream; river; current
2Proto-Finnicvirtastream; flow, current
3Proto-Slavicvьrtъturn, enclosure
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →