Where does “pikaviestisovellus” come from?
pikaviestisovellus (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.
pikaviestisovellus (Finnish): instant messaging application
Definitions
- instant messaging application
Ancestry of “pikaviestisovellus”, step by step
pikaviestisovellus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pikaviesti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pikaviesti | instant message |
| 2 | Finnish | viesti | message; relay, relay race; signal corps |
| 3 | Russian | весть | news, piece of news, message; tidings; news;... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | věstь | message |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *waid- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Finnish sovellus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sovellus | application; application, app |
| 2 | Finnish | soveltaa | To apply; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 3 | Finnish | sopia | to fit; to suit, to be suitable; to comport with,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | sopidak | to fit; to suit, to be suitable |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | sopa | garment, piece of clothing; clothes |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | śopa | clothing |