Where does “pikapuhelin” come from?

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

pikapuhelin (Finnish): intercom

Definitions

  1. intercom

Ancestry of “pikapuhelin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhelintelephone, phone; Short for puhelinnumero;...
2FinnishpuhellaTo chatter
3FinnishpuhuaTo talk; To speak
4Proto-Finnicpuhudakto blow
5Proto-Uralicpuše-blow
Every word from Proto-Uralic puše- →Every word from Proto-Finnic puhudak →Every word from Finnish puhua →