Where does “viestintäkanava” come from?

viestintäkanava (Finnish) comes from Finnish kanava, from Russian кана́ва, from Polish kanał, from Italian canale, from Latin canālis, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

viestintäkanava (Finnish): communication channel

Definitions

  1. communication channel

Ancestry of “viestintäkanava”, step by step

viestintäkanava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kanava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkanavacanal; channel; duct
2Russianкана́ваditch, gutter, drain, trench
3Polishkanałchannel, canal; feed
4Italiancanalechannel; canal; conduit
5Latincanālisa pipe, spout, channel, conduit
6LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
7Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
8Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
9Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length

via Finnish viestintä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviestintäcommunication
2Finnishviestiäto communicate; Partitive singular form of...
3Finnishviestimessage; relay, relay race; signal corps
4Russianвестьnews, piece of news, message; tidings; news;...
5Proto-Slavicvěstьmessage
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*waid-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Sumerian 𒄀Every word from Akkadian 𒄀Every word from Ancient Greek κάννα