Where does “puhelinkioski” come from?
puhelinkioski (Finnish) comes from Finnish kioski, from English kiosk, from English kiosque, from French kiosque, from Italian chiosco, from Turkish köşk, from Ottoman Turkish كوشك, from Persian کوشک — to bend, arch.
puhelinkioski (Finnish): phone booth
Ancestry of “puhelinkioski”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kioski | A kiosk; A small convenience store |
| 2 | English | kiosk | A small enclosed structure, often freestanding,... |
| 3 | English | kiosque | Archaic form of kiosk |
| 4 | French | kiosque | kiosk; Ellipsis of kiosque à musique ; bandstand |
| 5 | Italian | chiosco | kiosk; stall; outhouse |
| 6 | Turkish | köşk | villa, summer mansion; garden pavillion |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | كوشك | pavilion |
| 8 | Persian | کوشک | pavilion; palace; mansion |
| 9 | Middle Persian | kwšk' | pavillion; palace |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |