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Where does “viestin” come from?

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

viestin (Finnish): medium; First-person singular indicative present...

Definitions

  1. medium; First-person singular indicative present...

Ancestry of “viestin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviestiäto communicate; Partitive singular form of...
2Finnishviestimessage; relay, relay race; signal corps
3Russianвестьnews, piece of news, message; tidings; news;...
4Proto-Slavicvěstьmessage
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*waid-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →