Where does “hätäratkaisu” come from?

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

hätäratkaisu (Finnish): emergency solution, temporary solution, temporary measure, stop-gap, quick fix

Definitions

  1. emergency solution, temporary solution, temporary measure, stop-gap, quick fix

Ancestry of “hätäratkaisu”, step by step

hätäratkaisu 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 ratkaisu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishratkaisusolution, answer; conclusion
2FinnishratkaistaTo solve; To decide; to make a decision in a...
3Finnish-äistäFront vowel variant of -aista
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sētō →Every word from Proto-Finnic šätä →