Where does “vastaussignaali” come from?

vastaussignaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish signaali, from Medieval Latin signale, from Latin signālis, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

vastaussignaali (Finnish): response signal

Definitions

  1. response signal

Ancestry of “vastaussignaali”, step by step

vastaussignaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish signaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsignaalisignal
2Medieval Latinsignalesignal
3Latinsignālis—
4Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
5Proto-Italicseknomsign
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Finnish vastaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvastausanswer, reply, response
2Finnishvastatato answer, to reply; to respond
3Proto-Finnicvastat'akto answer, to reply
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →