Where does “hätä-seis-painike” come from?
hätä-seis-painike (Finnish) comes from Finnish hätä, from Proto-Finnic hätä, from Proto-Finnic šätä, from Proto-Germanic sētō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
hätä-seis-painike (Finnish): emergency stop button
Definitions
- emergency stop button
Ancestry of “hätä-seis-painike”, step by step
hätä-seis-painike traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hätä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hätä | emergency; distress; need, necessity |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hätä | emergency; distress, agony |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | šätä | hundred |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sētō | place, position; lying in wait, ambush |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |
via Finnish painike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | painike | button, push-button; a mechanical device meant to... |
| 2 | Finnish | painaa | to push, press; to print; to weigh |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | painadak | to push, to press |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pajńa- | press |
via Finnish seis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | seis | stop! |