Where does “viestiketju” come from?

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

viestiketju (Finnish): A thread on a bulletin board or a newsgroup

Definitions

A thread on a bulletin board or a newsgroup

Ancestry of “viestiketju”, step by step

viestiketju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viesti

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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

via Finnish ketju

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	ketju	chain; necklace; line
2	Swedish	kedja	chain; chain; a series of interconnected things;...
3	Latin	catēna	chain
4	Proto-Indo-European	kat-	cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

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