Where does “viestitellä” come from?
viestitellä (Finnish) comes from Finnish viestittää, from Finnish viesti, from Russian весть, from Proto-Slavic věstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *waid-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
viestitellä (Finnish): to exchange messages, keep in touch, stay in...
Definitions
- to exchange messages, keep in touch, stay in...
Ancestry of “viestitellä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | viestittää | to communicate |
| 2 | Finnish | viesti | message; relay, relay race; signal corps |
| 3 | Russian | весть | news, piece of news, message; tidings; news;... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | věstь | message |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *waid- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |