Where does “hetko” come from?

hetko (Finnish) comes from Finnish hetki, from Proto-Finnic hetki, from Proto-Uralic čäčke.

Ancestry of “hetko”, step by step

hetko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hetki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhetkimoment; moment, minute
2Proto-Finnichetkimoment
3Proto-Uralicčäčke—

via Finnish o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisho—
Every word from Proto-Uralic čäčke →Every word from Proto-Finnic hetki →Every word from Finnish hetki →