Where does “pikaviestiohjelma” come from?

pikaviestiohjelma (Finnish) comes from Finnish pikaviesti, from Finnish viesti, from Russian весть, from Proto-Slavic věstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *waid-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

pikaviestiohjelma (Finnish): instant messenger, instant messaging program, instant messaging application

Definitions

  1. instant messenger, instant messaging program, instant messaging application

Ancestry of “pikaviestiohjelma”, step by step

pikaviestiohjelma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pikaviesti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikaviestiinstant message
2Finnishviestimessage; relay, relay race; signal corps
3Russianвестьnews, piece of news, message; tidings; news;...
4Proto-Slavicvěstьmessage
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*waid-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Finnish ohjelma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishohjelmaprogram, programme; software, program; show
2Finnish-lmaForms nouns, mostly from verbs
3Finnish-ellaForms . The resulting verb often describes a more...
4Proto-Finnic-eldakForms frequentative verbs
5Proto-Uralic-le-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *waid-Every word from Proto-Slavic věstь