Where does “sinivesi” come from?

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

sinivesi (Ingrian): dissolved washing blue

Definitions

  1. dissolved washing blue

Ancestry of “sinivesi”, step by step

sinivesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvesiwater
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl

via Ingrian sini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansinilaundry blue, bluing
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Ingrian vesi →