Where does “hätävarjelu” come from?

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

hätävarjelu (Finnish): (legitimate) self-defense, self-protection the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force

Definitions

  1. (legitimate) self-defense, self-protection the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force

Ancestry of “hätävarjelu”, step by step

hätävarjelu 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 varjelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarjeluprotecting, shielding, guarding
2FinnishvarjellaTo protect
3Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sētō →Every word from Proto-Finnic šätä →