Where does “puhelinkuuntelu” come from?

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

puhelinkuuntelu (Finnish): phone tapping

Definitions

phone tapping

Ancestry of “puhelinkuuntelu”, step by step

puhelinkuuntelu 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 kuuntelu

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	kuuntelu	listening
2	Finnish	kuunnella	to listen; to listen in, eavesdrop; often with...
3	Proto-Finnic	kundeldak	to listen (to)
4	Proto-Finno-Ugric	kontale-	—

Every word from Proto-Uralic puše- →Every word from Proto-Finnic puhudak →Every word from Finnish puhua →