Where does “lähipuhelu” come from?

lähipuhelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhelu, from Finnish puhella, from Finnish puhua, from Proto-Finnic puhudak, from Proto-Uralic puše- — blow.

lähipuhelu (Finnish): short-distance (phone) call, local (phone) call

Definitions

  1. short-distance (phone) call, local (phone) call

Ancestry of “lähipuhelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhelutalk, conversation; used especially in compound...
2FinnishpuhellaTo chatter
3FinnishpuhuaTo talk; To speak
4Proto-Finnicpuhudakto blow
5Proto-Uralicpuše-blow
Every word from Proto-Uralic puše- →
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