hätä

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • emergency situation requiring urgent assistance
  • distress serious danger
  • need, necessity
  • hurry, urgency

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *hätä derived from Proto-Germanic *sētā.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*sētā

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