Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “hätäsanoma” come from? hätäsanoma (Finnish) comes from Finnish hätä, from Proto-Finnic hätä, from Proto-Finnic šätä, from Proto-Germanic sētō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
hätäsanoma (Finnish): distress message, emergency message
Definitions distress message, emergency message Ancestry of “hätäsanoma”, step by step hätäsanoma 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 sanoma Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish sanoma A message, communication; Agent participle of... 2 Finnish mä I 3 Finnish minä I; ego; self 4 Proto-Finnic minä I, me 5 Uralic *minä —