Where does “ponsilause” come from?

ponsilause (Finnish) comes from Finnish lause, from Finnish lausua, from Proto-Finnic lausudak — to say.

Ancestry of “ponsilause”, step by step

ponsilause traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lause

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlauseclause; sentence; theorem
2Finnishlausuato say, speak, utter, pronounce; to pronounce,...
3Proto-Finniclausudakto say

via Finnish ponsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishponsianther; motion; pommel, knob
2Proto-Finnicponciknob, handle, grip
3Proto-Finno-Permicponte—
Every word from Proto-Finnic lausudak →Every word from Finnish lausua →Every word from Finnish lause →