Where does “puhallusputki” come from?

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

puhallusputki (Finnish): blowpipe; blowgun, blowpipe

Definitions

  1. blowpipe; blowgun, blowpipe

Ancestry of “puhallusputki”, step by step

puhallusputki 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 putki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishputkitube, pipe; duct, conduit; barrel
2Proto-Finnicpuckiplant with a hollow stem, especially various plants of genus Angelica
3Proto-Uralicpučkehollow plant stalk
Every word from Proto-Uralic puše-Every word from Proto-Finnic puhudakEvery word from Finnish puhua