Where does “pikaviestittää” come from?

pikaviestittää (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.

pikaviestittää (Finnish): to instant message

Definitions

  1. to instant message

Ancestry of “pikaviestittää”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *waid- →Every word from Proto-Slavic věstь →