Where does “hätäilijä” come from?

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

hätäilijä (Finnish): rusher, hasty person

Definitions

  1. rusher, hasty person

Ancestry of “hätäilijä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhätäilläto act prematurely, be too quick or hasty; jump...
2Finnishhätäemergency; distress; need, necessity
3Proto-Finnichätäemergency; distress, agony
4Proto-Finnicšätähundred
5Proto-Germanicsētōplace, position; lying in wait, ambush
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sētō →Every word from Proto-Finnic šätä →
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