Where does “hätäviesti” come from?

hätäviesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish viesti, from Russian весть, from Proto-Slavic věstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *waid-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

hätäviesti (Finnish): distress call, distress signal, distress message

Definitions

  1. distress call, distress signal, distress message

Ancestry of “hätäviesti”, step by step

hätäviesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viesti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviestimessage; relay, relay race; signal corps
2Russianвестьnews, piece of news, message; tidings; news;...
3Proto-Slavicvěstьmessage
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*waid-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *waid- →Every word from Proto-Slavic věstь →