Where does “sähkeosoite” come from?

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

sähkeosoite (Finnish): telegraphic address

Definitions

  1. telegraphic address

Ancestry of “sähkeosoite”, step by step

sähkeosoite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sähke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsähketelegram
2Finnishsähköelectricity
3Finnishsähähtääto sizzle
4Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
5Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
6Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

via Finnish osoite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosoiteaddress
2Finnishosoittaato show; to indicate; to point
3Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →