Where does “hätäapu” come from?

hätäapu (Finnish) comes from Finnish hätä, from Proto-Finnic hätä, from Proto-Finnic šätä, from Proto-Germanic sētō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

hätäapu (Finnish): emergency relief, disaster relief, emergency aid

Definitions

  1. emergency relief, disaster relief, emergency aid

Ancestry of “hätäapu”, step by step

hätäapu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hätä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhätäemergency; distress; need, necessity
2Proto-Finnichätäemergency; distress, agony
3Proto-Finnicšätähundred
4Proto-Germanicsētōplace, position; lying in wait, ambush
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Finnish apu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
2Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api

Words derived from “hätäapu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →