Where does “hätäkutsu” come from?

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

hätäkutsu (Finnish): mayday distress signal

Definitions

  1. mayday distress signal

Ancestry of “hätäkutsu”, step by step

hätäkutsu 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 kutsu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkutsucall; invitation; summons
2Finnishkutsuato invite; to beckon, call, call for summon; to...
3Proto-Finnickuccudakto call, to summon; to invite
4Proto-Finnickućću-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sētō →Every word from Proto-Finnic šätä →