Where does “puhelinhaastattelu” come from?
puhelinhaastattelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhelin, from Finnish puhella, from Finnish puhua, from Proto-Finnic puhudak, from Proto-Uralic puše- — blow.
puhelinhaastattelu (Finnish): telephone interview
Definitions
- telephone interview
Ancestry of “puhelinhaastattelu”, step by step
puhelinhaastattelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puhelin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puhelin | telephone, phone; Short for puhelinnumero;... |
| 2 | Finnish | puhella | To chatter |
| 3 | Finnish | puhua | To talk; To speak |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | puhudak | to blow |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | puše- | blow |
via Finnish haastattelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | haastattelu | interview |
| 2 | Finnish | haastatella | to interview |
| 3 | Finnish | haastattaa | Alternative form of haastatella; to interview |
| 4 | Finnish | haastaa | to challenge; to defy, dare; to summon |