Where does “puhelin” come from?
puhelin (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhella, from Finnish puhua, from Proto-Finnic puhudak, from Proto-Uralic puše- — blow.
puhelin (Finnish): telephone, phone; Short for puhelinnumero;...
Definitions
- telephone, phone; Short for puhelinnumero;...
Ancestry of “puhelin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puhella | To chatter |
| 2 | Finnish | puhua | To talk; To speak |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | puhudak | to blow |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | puše- | blow |
Words derived from “puhelin”