Where does “onnittelusähke” come from?

onnittelusähke (Finnish) comes from Finnish onnittelu, from Finnish onnitella, from Finnish -tellä, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

onnittelusähke (Finnish): congratulation telegram

Definitions

  1. congratulation telegram

Ancestry of “onnittelusähke”, step by step

onnittelusähke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish onnittelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishonnittelucongratulation
2Finnishonnitellato congratulate
3Finnish-telläFront vowel variant of -tella
4Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
5Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
6Proto-Uralic-kta-—

via Finnish sähke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsähketelegram
2Finnishsähköelectricity
3Finnishsähähtääto sizzle
4Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
5Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
6Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttää →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →