Where does “hätäapi” come from?

hätäapi (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian api, from Votic api, from Proto-Finnic api — help, aid, assistance.

hätäapi (Ingrian): urgent help

Definitions

  1. urgent help

Ancestry of “hätäapi”, step by step

hätäapi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian api

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianapihelp
2Voticapihelp, aid
3Proto-Finnicapihelp, aid, assistance

via Ingrian hätä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianhätäemergency
Every word from Proto-Finnic api →Every word from Votic api →Every word from Ingrian api →