Where does “puhelinosuuskunta” come from?
puhelinosuuskunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhelin, from Finnish puhella, from Finnish puhua, from Proto-Finnic puhudak, from Proto-Uralic puše- — blow.
puhelinosuuskunta (Finnish): telephone cooperative
Definitions
- telephone cooperative
Ancestry of “puhelinosuuskunta”, step by step
puhelinosuuskunta 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 osuuskunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | osuuskunta | A cooperative |
| 2 | Finnish | osuus | share, part; section of a road or track |
| 3 | Finnish | osa | part; piece; proportion, section |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | osa | part |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | onća | part, share (of meat?) |