Where does “hätäriki” come from?

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

hätäriki (Finnish): A jury-rig

Definitions

  1. A jury-rig

Ancestry of “hätäriki”, step by step

hätäriki 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 riki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrikirig; shaft of an outboard motor
2Swedishriggrigging; a temporary installation of a machine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sētō →Every word from Proto-Finnic šätä →