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Where does “puhallin” come from?

puhallin (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhaltaa, from Finnish puhua, from Proto-Finnic puhudak, from Proto-Uralic puše- — blow.

puhallin (Finnish): blower, a device that blows; wind instrument

Definitions

  1. blower, a device that blows; wind instrument

Ancestry of “puhallin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpuhaltaaTo blow; To blow on, play, sound; Third-person...
2FinnishpuhuaTo talk; To speak
3Proto-Finnicpuhudakto blow
4Proto-Uralicpuše-blow

Words derived from “puhallin”

  • puupuhallin
  • messinkipuhallin
  • puhallinsoitin
Every word from Proto-Uralic puše- →