Where does “viesti” come from?

viesti (Finnish) comes from Russian весть, from Proto-Slavic věstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *waid-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

viesti (Finnish): message; relay, relay race; signal corps

Definitions

  1. message; relay, relay race; signal corps

Ancestry of “viesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвестьnews, piece of news, message; tidings; news;...
2Proto-Slavicvěstьmessage
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*waid-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “viesti

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *waid-Every word from Proto-Slavic věstь