Where does “viestisovellus” come from?

viestisovellus (Finnish) comes from Finnish sovellus, from Finnish soveltaa, from Finnish sopia, from Proto-Finnic sopidak, from Proto-Finnic sopa, from Proto-Uralic śopa — clothing.

viestisovellus (Finnish): messaging application, messaging app

Definitions

  1. messaging application, messaging app

Ancestry of “viestisovellus”, step by step

viestisovellus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sovellus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsovellusapplication; application, app
2FinnishsoveltaaTo apply; Third-person singular indicative...
3Finnishsopiato fit; to suit, to be suitable; to comport with,...
4Proto-Finnicsopidakto fit; to suit, to be suitable
5Proto-Finnicsopagarment, piece of clothing; clothes
6Proto-Uralicśopaclothing

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
Every word from Proto-Uralic śopaEvery word from Proto-Finnic sopaEvery word from Proto-Finnic sopidak
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