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Where does “puhelias” come from?

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

puhelias (Finnish): talkative

Definitions

  1. talkative

Ancestry of “puhelias”, step by step

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

Words derived from “puhelias”

  • puheliaisuus
Every word from Proto-Uralic puše- →