Where does “sähketyyli” come from?

sähketyyli (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.

sähketyyli (Finnish): a style of writing with short, brief sentences; telegram style

Definitions

  1. a style of writing with short, brief sentences; telegram style

Ancestry of “sähketyyli”, step by step

sähketyyli 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 tyyli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyylistyle
2Swedishstyl—
3LatinstilusA pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →