Where does “matkapuhelinverkko” come from?

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

matkapuhelinverkko (Finnish): mobile network, cellular network

Definitions

  1. mobile network, cellular network

Ancestry of “matkapuhelinverkko”, step by step

matkapuhelinverkko 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 verkko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverkkonet; network; mesh
2Proto-Finnicverkkonet, fishing net
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Uralic puše- →Every word from Proto-Finnic puhudak →Every word from Finnish puhua →