Where does “viestinhiihto” come from?

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

Ancestry of “viestinhiihto”, step by step

viestinhiihto 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 hiihto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiihtoskiing; "In plural," skiing games
2FinnishhiihtääTo ski
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *waid- →Every word from Proto-Slavic věstь →