Where does “virheviesti” come from?
virheviesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish viesti, from Russian весть, from Proto-Slavic věstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *waid-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
virheviesti (Finnish): error message the message of a failure condition
Definitions
- error message the message of a failure condition
Ancestry of “virheviesti”, step by step
virheviesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish viesti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viesti | message; relay, relay race; signal corps |
| 2 | Russian | весть | news, piece of news, message; tidings; news;... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | věstь | message |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *waid- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Finnish virhe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | virhe | mistake; error; flaw |