pelastussanan
Pelastussana (genitive pelastussanan) is a Finnish term formed from pelastus meaning "rescue" or "salvation" and sana meaning "word." It denotes a word used to signal or coordinate rescue operations, typically within emergency communication, safety protocols, or drill procedures. The concept is largely descriptive and appears in linguistic discussions about compound nouns and in safety-literature contexts rather than everyday language.
Etymology and inflection advances the idea that pelastussana is a compound noun whose meaning centers on a
Usage of pelastussana in practice can be as a code word that triggers a rescue response or
In culture and discourse, pelastussana is not a widely standardized term across Finnish rescue services. It
See also emergency code, mayday, code word, safety protocol.