Where does “vezilanktuz” come from?

vezilanktuz (Veps) comes from Veps vezi, from Proto-Finnic veci, from Arabic وعاء — vessel, container, bowl.

vezilanktuz (Veps): waterfall

Definitions

  1. waterfall

Ancestry of “vezilanktuz”, step by step

vezilanktuz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Veps vezi

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

via Veps lanktuz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepslanktuz—
Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Veps vezi →