Where does “sähkösanoma” come from?

sähkösanoma (Finnish) comes from Finnish sähkö, from Finnish sähähtää, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.

sähkösanoma (Finnish): telegram

Definitions

  1. telegram

Ancestry of “sähkösanoma”, step by step

sähkösanoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sähkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsähköelectricity
2Finnishsähähtääto sizzle
3Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
4Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
5Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

via Finnish sanoma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsanomaA message, communication; Agent participle of...
2FinnishmäI
3FinnishminäI; ego; self
4Proto-FinnicminäI, me
5Uralic*minä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →