Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “sekaviestikilpailu” come from? sekaviestikilpailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish sekaviesti, from Finnish viesti, from Russian весть, from Proto-Slavic věstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *waid-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
sekaviestikilpailu (Finnish): mixed relay competition
Ancestry of “sekaviestikilpailu”, step by step sekaviestikilpailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sekaviesti Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish sekaviesti mixed relay 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 kilpailu Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish kilpailu contest, competition, race; competition; rivalry 2 Finnish -u Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... 3 Proto-Finnic -u Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns