Where does “puhumaton” come from?
puhumaton (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhua, from Proto-Finnic puhudak, from Proto-Uralic puše- — blow.
puhumaton (Finnish): speechless, mute; Negative participle of puhua
Definitions
- speechless, mute; Negative participle of puhua
Ancestry of “puhumaton”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | puhua | To talk; To speak |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | puhudak | to blow |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | puše- | blow |