Where does “vastaussähke” come from?

vastaussähke (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.

vastaussähke (Finnish): telegram in reply

Definitions

  1. telegram in reply

Ancestry of “vastaussähke”, step by step

vastaussähke 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 vastaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvastausanswer, reply, response
2Finnishvastatato answer, to reply; to respond
3Proto-Finnicvastat'akto answer, to reply
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →
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