Where does “viestintä” come from?

viestintä (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.

viestintä (Finnish): communication

Definitions

  1. communication

Ancestry of “viestintä”, 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

Words derived from “viestintä

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