Where does “viestijuoksu” come from?

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

viestijuoksu (Finnish): Relay

Definitions

  1. Relay

Ancestry of “viestijuoksu”, step by step

viestijuoksu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viesti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviestimessage; relay, relay race; signal corps
2Russianвестьnews, piece of news, message; tidings; news;...
3Proto-Slavicvěstьmessage
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*waid-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Finnish juoksu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuoksurun; running; plate, wall plate
2Finnishjuostato run; to flow
3Proto-Finnicjoostakto run, to flow
4Proto-Uralicjokse-—

Words derived from “viestijuoksu”

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