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
Ancestry of “puhelumaksu”, step by step
puhelumaksu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puhelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puhelu | talk, conversation; used especially in compound... |
| 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 maksu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maksu | fee; payment |
| 2 | Finnish | maksaa | to cost; to pay; to pay back, repay |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | maksadak | to cost; to pay |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | maksa- | — |