Where does “keskustelupuhelin” come from?
keskustelupuhelin (Finnish) comes from Finnish keskustelu, from Finnish keskustella, from Finnish keskus, from Finnish Keski-, from Proto-Finnic keski, from Proto-Finno-Permic keske.
keskustelupuhelin (Finnish): chatline
Definitions
- chatline
Ancestry of “keskustelupuhelin”, step by step
keskustelupuhelin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish keskustelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keskustelu | conversation, discussion, talk |
| 2 | Finnish | keskustella | To discuss, talk about/over, converse on; To... |
| 3 | Finnish | keskus | centre/center |
| 4 | Finnish | Keski- | middle, central; average, mid-, medium |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | keski | middle, center |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Permic | keske | — |