Where does “viestitys” come from?

viestitys (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.

viestitys (Finnish): communicating, signalling

Definitions

  1. communicating, signalling

Ancestry of “viestitys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviestittääto communicate
2Finnishviestimessage; relay, relay race; signal corps
3Russianвестьnews, piece of news, message; tidings; news;...
4Proto-Slavicvěstьmessage
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*waid-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *waid- →Every word from Proto-Slavic věstь →