Where does “hätyytys” come from?

hätyytys (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.

hätyytys (Finnish): shooing, driving off

Definitions

  1. shooing, driving off

Ancestry of “hätyytys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhätyyttääto drive off, shoo, try to force someone or something to leave
2Finnishhätäemergency; distress; need, necessity
3Proto-Finnichätäemergency; distress, agony
4Proto-Finnicšätähundred
5Proto-Germanicsētōplace, position; lying in wait, ambush
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-Every word from Proto-Germanic sētōEvery word from Proto-Finnic šätä