Where does “heti” come from?

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

heti (Finnish): right away; as soon as

Definitions

  1. right away; as soon as

Ancestry of “heti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäti—
2Finnishhätäemergency; distress; need, necessity
3Proto-Finnichätäemergency; distress, agony
4Proto-Finnicšätähundred
5Proto-Germanicsētōplace, position; lying in wait, ambush
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “heti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sētō →Every word from Proto-Finnic šätä →