Where does “viestikalusto” come from?

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

viestikalusto (Finnish): communications equipment

Definitions

  1. communications equipment

Ancestry of “viestikalusto”, step by step

viestikalusto 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 kalusto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalustoarsenal; equipment
2Finnishkaluphysical thing, object, tool; penis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *waid- →Every word from Proto-Slavic věstь →