Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “puhalluselvytys” come from? puhalluselvytys (Finnish) comes from Finnish elvytys, from Finnish elvyttää, from Finnish elpyä, from Finnish elää, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.
puhalluselvytys (Finnish): mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
Definitions mouth-to-mouth resuscitation Ancestry of “puhalluselvytys”, step by step puhalluselvytys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish elvytys Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish elvytys resuscitation; easing 2 Finnish elvyttää to resuscitate, revive, bring back to life,... 3 Finnish elpyä To recover, revive, recuperate, return to... 4 Finnish elää To live, be alive; To live 5 Proto-Finnic elädäk to live 6 Proto-Uralic elä- to live
via Finnish puhallus Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish puhallus blowing 2 Finnish puhaltaa To blow; To blow on, play, sound; Third-person... 3 Finnish puhua To talk; To speak 4 Proto-Finnic puhudak to blow 5 Proto-Uralic puše- blow