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Where does “en puhu” come from?

en puhu (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhua, from Proto-Finnic puhudak, from Proto-Uralic puše- — blow.

Ancestry of “en puhu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpuhuaTo talk; To speak
2Proto-Finnicpuhudakto blow
3Proto-Uralicpuše-blow
Every word from Proto-Uralic puše- →