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Where does “hätätila” come from?

hätätila (Finnish) comes from Finnish hätä, from Proto-Finnic hätä, from Proto-Finnic šätä, from Proto-Germanic sētō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

hätätila (Finnish): state of emergency

Definitions

  1. state of emergency

Ancestry of “hätätila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhätäemergency; distress; need, necessity
2Proto-Finnichätäemergency; distress, agony
3Proto-Finnicšätä—
4Proto-Germanicsētōplace, position; lying in wait, ambush
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—

Words derived from “hätätila”

  • hätätilahallitus
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