Where does “kiireysjärjestys” come from?

kiireysjärjestys (Finnish) comes from Finnish järjestys, from Finnish järjestää, from Finnish järki, from Proto-Finnic järki — row; order, condition.

Ancestry of “kiireysjärjestys”, step by step

kiireysjärjestys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish järjestys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärjestysorder; organization
2Finnishjärjestääto arrange; to organize
3Finnishjärkireason; sense
4Proto-Finnicjärkirow; order, condition

via Finnish kiireys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiireysbusyness, urgency
2Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
3Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems
Every word from Proto-Finnic järkiEvery word from Finnish järkiEvery word from Finnish järjestää