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Where does “hätäkeskus” come from?

hätäkeskus (Finnish) comes from Finnish hätä, from Proto-Finnic hätä, from Proto-Finnic šätä, from Proto-Germanic sētō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

hätäkeskus (Finnish): A public-safety answering point, PSAP

Definitions

  1. A public-safety answering point, PSAP

Ancestry of “hätäkeskus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhätäemergency; distress; need, necessity
2Proto-Finnichätäemergency; distress, agony
3Proto-Finnicšätä—
4Proto-Germanicsētōplace, position; lying in wait, ambush
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →