Where does “kuvapuhelin” come from?
kuvapuhelin (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhelin, from Finnish puhella, from Finnish puhua, from Proto-Finnic puhudak, from Proto-Uralic puše- — blow.
kuvapuhelin (Finnish): videophone
Definitions
- videophone
Ancestry of “kuvapuhelin”, step by step
kuvapuhelin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puhelin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puhelin | telephone, phone; Short for puhelinnumero;... |
| 2 | Finnish | puhella | To chatter |
| 3 | Finnish | puhua | To talk; To speak |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | puhudak | to blow |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | puše- | blow |
via Finnish kuva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuva | picture; image; photograph, photo |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |