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-.
nälänhätä (Finnish): famine; dearth
Ancestry of “nälänhätä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hätä | emergency; distress; need, necessity |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hätä | emergency; distress, agony |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | šätä | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sētō | place, position; lying in wait, ambush |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |