Where does “hätyytellä” come from?
hätyytellä (Finnish) comes from Finnish hätyyttää, from Finnish hätä, from Proto-Finnic hätä, from Proto-Finnic šätä, from Proto-Germanic sētō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
hätyytellä (Finnish): to drive off, shoo
Definitions
- to drive off, shoo
Ancestry of “hätyytellä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hätyyttää | to drive off, shoo, try to force someone or something to leave |
| 2 | Finnish | hätä | emergency; distress; need, necessity |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | hätä | emergency; distress, agony |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | šätä | hundred |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sētō | place, position; lying in wait, ambush |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |