Where does “vuorovesi” come from?
vuorovesi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vesi, from Proto-Finnic veci, from Arabic وعاء — vessel, container, bowl.
vuorovesi (Finnish): tide
Ancestry of “vuorovesi”, step by step
vuorovesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vesi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vesi | water; lake; rheum |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | veci | water |
| 3 | Arabic | وعاء | vessel, container, bowl |
via Finnish vuoro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vuoro | turn; shift; A means of transportation that runs... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vooro | turn (chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others; spell of work) |
Words derived from “vuorovesi”