Where does “pilapuhelu” come from?
pilapuhelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhelu, from Finnish puhella, from Finnish puhua, from Proto-Finnic puhudak, from Proto-Uralic puše- — blow.
pilapuhelu (Finnish): prank call
Ancestry of “pilapuhelu”, step by step
pilapuhelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puhelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puhelu | talk, conversation; used especially in compound... |
| 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 pila
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pila | joke, jest; practical joke, jest |
| 2 | Old Swedish | spil | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | spil | noun |
| 4 | Old Saxon | spil | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | spil | dance; game, exercise |
Words derived from “pilapuhelu”