Where does “puheliaisuus” come from?

puheliaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhelias, from Finnish puhella, from Finnish puhua, from Proto-Finnic puhudak, from Proto-Uralic puše- — blow.

puheliaisuus (Finnish): talkativeness, loquacity

Definitions

  1. talkativeness, loquacity

Ancestry of “puheliaisuus”, step by step

puheliaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puhelias

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuheliastalkative
2FinnishpuhellaTo chatter
3FinnishpuhuaTo talk; To speak
4Proto-Finnicpuhudakto blow
5Proto-Uralicpuše-blow

via Finnish isuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisuus
Every word from Proto-Uralic puše-Every word from Proto-Finnic puhudakEvery word from Finnish puhua