Where does “vesiemäntä” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vesiemäntä”, step by step

vesiemäntä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian vesi

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

via Ingrian emäntä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianemäntälady of the house
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Ingrian vesi →