Where does “lähettiyhteys” come from?

lähettiyhteys (Finnish) comes from Finnish lähetti, from Finnish lähettää, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

lähettiyhteys (Finnish): a communications link that works through a messenger or a courier

Definitions

  1. a communications link that works through a messenger or a courier

Ancestry of “lähettiyhteys”, step by step

lähettiyhteys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lähetti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlähettimessenger, courier; orderly; errand boy
2Finnishlähettääto send; to dispatch; to ship
3Finnish-ttaaForms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs...
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—

via Finnish yhteys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyhteysconnection; access, connection; contact
2Finnishyksione
3Proto-Finnicükcione
4Proto-Uralicükteone
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttaa →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →