Where does “viestikapula” come from?

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

viestikapula (Finnish): baton

Definitions

  1. baton

Ancestry of “viestikapula”, step by step

viestikapula 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 kapula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkapulaa small, solid piece of wood, often shaped for a...
2Dalmatiancapulaonion
3Latincēpullaonion-bed, onion-field
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *waid- →Every word from Proto-Slavic věstь →