Where does “matkapuhelinpalvelu” come from?

matkapuhelinpalvelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish matkapuhelin, from Finnish puhelin, from Finnish puhella, from Finnish puhua, from Proto-Finnic puhudak, from Proto-Uralic puše- — blow.

matkapuhelinpalvelu (Finnish): mobile service

Definitions

  1. mobile service

Ancestry of “matkapuhelinpalvelu”, step by step

matkapuhelinpalvelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish matkapuhelin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatkapuhelinmobile phone, mobile telephone, cellular, cell...
2Finnishpuhelintelephone, phone; Short for puhelinnumero;...
3FinnishpuhellaTo chatter
4FinnishpuhuaTo talk; To speak
5Proto-Finnicpuhudakto blow
6Proto-Uralicpuše-blow

via Finnish palvelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalveluservice
2Finnishpalvellato serve; Adessive singular form of palvi
3Finnishpalvoato worship; to love ardently
4Proto-Finnicpalvodakto ask for
Every word from Proto-Uralic puše-Every word from Proto-Finnic puhudakEvery word from Finnish puhua
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