Where does “viestiä” come from?
viestiä (Finnish) comes from Finnish viesti, from Russian весть, from Proto-Slavic věstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *waid-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
viestiä (Finnish): to communicate; Partitive singular form of...
Definitions
- to communicate; Partitive singular form of...
Ancestry of “viestiä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | viesti | message; relay, relay race; signal corps |
| 2 | Russian | весть | news, piece of news, message; tidings; news;... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | věstь | message |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *waid- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “viestiä”