Where does “puhalluspilli” come from?

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

puhalluspilli (Finnish): whistle, blow-whistle

Definitions

  1. whistle, blow-whistle

Ancestry of “puhalluspilli”, step by step

puhalluspilli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puhallus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhallusblowing
2FinnishpuhaltaaTo blow; To blow on, play, sound; Third-person...
3FinnishpuhuaTo talk; To speak
4Proto-Finnicpuhudakto blow
5Proto-Uralicpuše-blow

via Finnish pilli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpilliwhistle; pipe; drinking straw, straw
2Proto-Finnicpillipipe, flute (instrument)
Every word from Proto-Uralic puše- →Every word from Proto-Finnic puhudak →Every word from Finnish puhua →