Where does “nälänhätä” come from?

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

nälänhätä (Finnish): famine; dearth

Definitions

  1. famine; dearth

Ancestry of “nälänhätä”, step by step

nälänhätä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hätä

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

via Finnish nälkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnälkähunger; The expression "olla nälkä" translates...
2Proto-Finnicnälkähunger
3Proto-Uralicńäle-to swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sētō →Every word from Proto-Finnic šätä →