Where does “hätävarjelus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hätävarjelus”, step by step

hätävarjelus 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 varjelus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarjelusprotection, defense
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 sētōEvery word from Proto-Finnic šätä