Where does “näköpuhelin” come from?
näköpuhelin (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhelin, from Finnish puhella, from Finnish puhua, from Proto-Finnic puhudak, from Proto-Uralic puše- — blow.
näköpuhelin (Finnish): videophone
Ancestry of “näköpuhelin”, step by step
näköpuhelin 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 näkö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näkö | sight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | näko | sight, vision; look, appearance; face |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |