Where does “puhelumaksu” come from?

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

puhelumaksu (Finnish): call charge

Definitions

  1. call charge

Ancestry of “puhelumaksu”, step by step

puhelumaksu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puhelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhelutalk, conversation; used especially in compound...
2FinnishpuhellaTo chatter
3FinnishpuhuaTo talk; To speak
4Proto-Finnicpuhudakto blow
5Proto-Uralicpuše-blow

via Finnish maksu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaksufee; payment
2Finnishmaksaato cost; to pay; to pay back, repay
3Proto-Finnicmaksadakto cost; to pay
4Proto-Finno-Permicmaksa-
Every word from Proto-Uralic puše-