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Where does “puhunta” come from?

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

puhunta (Finnish): speaking, speech, discourse

Definitions

  1. speaking, speech, discourse

Ancestry of “puhunta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpuhuaTo talk; To speak
2Proto-Finnicpuhudakto blow
3Proto-Uralicpuše-blow
Every word from Proto-Uralic puše- →