Where does “lämpöpuhallin” come from?

lämpöpuhallin (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhallin, from Finnish puhaltaa, from Finnish puhua, from Proto-Finnic puhudak, from Proto-Uralic puše- — blow.

lämpöpuhallin (Finnish): fan heater, heating fan

Definitions

  1. fan heater, heating fan

Ancestry of “lämpöpuhallin”, step by step

lämpöpuhallin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puhallin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhallinblower, a device that blows; wind instrument
2FinnishpuhaltaaTo blow; To blow on, play, sound; Third-person...
3FinnishpuhuaTo talk; To speak
4Proto-Finnicpuhudakto blow
5Proto-Uralicpuše-blow

via Finnish lämpö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlämpöwarmth, heat; heat; fever
2Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—
Every word from Proto-Uralic puše- →