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Where does “pilari” come from?

pilari (Finnish) comes from Finnish pilapuhelu, from Finnish puhelu, from Finnish puhella, from Finnish puhua, from Proto-Finnic puhudak, from Proto-Uralic puše- — blow.

pilari (Finnish): pillar, column; prank call

Definitions

  1. pillar, column; prank call

Ancestry of “pilari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpilapuhelu—
2Finnishpuhelutalk, conversation; used especially in compound...
3FinnishpuhellaTo chatter
4FinnishpuhuaTo talk; To speak
5Proto-Finnicpuhudakto blow
6Proto-Uralicpuše-blow

Words derived from “pilari”

  • D-pilari
  • B-pilari
  • A-pilari
  • tukipilari
  • C-pilari
  • betonipilari
  • keskipilari
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