Where does “hätä” come from?
hätä (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Finnic šätä, from Proto-Germanic sētō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.
hätä (Proto-Finnic): emergency; distress, agony
Definitions
- emergency; distress, agony
Ancestry of “hätä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | šätä | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sētō | place, position; lying in wait, ambush |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |
Words derived from “hätä”