Where does “hätäpalvelunumero” come from?
hätäpalvelunumero (Finnish) comes from Finnish hätä, from Proto-Finnic hätä, from Proto-Finnic šätä, from Proto-Germanic sētō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
hätäpalvelunumero (Finnish): emergency number
Definitions
- emergency number
Ancestry of “hätäpalvelunumero”, step by step
hätäpalvelunumero traces back through two 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 palvelunumero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palvelunumero | helpline |
| 2 | Finnish | palvelu | service |
| 3 | Finnish | palvella | to serve; Adessive singular form of palvi |
| 4 | Finnish | palvoa | to worship; to love ardently |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | palvodak | to ask for |