Where does “pikaviestipalvelu” come from?

pikaviestipalvelu (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.

pikaviestipalvelu (Finnish): instant messaging service

Definitions

  1. instant messaging service

Ancestry of “pikaviestipalvelu”, step by step

pikaviestipalvelu 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 palvelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalveluservice
2Finnishpalvellato serve; Adessive singular form of palvi
3Finnishpalvoato worship; to love ardently
4Proto-Finnicpalvodakto ask for
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *waid- →Every word from Proto-Slavic věstь →