Where does “uutissähke” come from?

uutissähke (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.

uutissähke (Finnish): news telegram

Definitions

  1. news telegram

Ancestry of “uutissähke”, step by step

uutissähke 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 uutinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuutinennews, news item, item of news; tiding; news;...
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →
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