Where does “puupuhallin” come from?
puupuhallin (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhallin, from Finnish puhaltaa, from Finnish puhua, from Proto-Finnic puhudak, from Proto-Uralic puše- — blow.
puupuhallin (Finnish): woodwind
Ancestry of “puupuhallin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | puhallin | blower, a device that blows; wind instrument |
| 2 | Finnish | puhaltaa | To blow; To blow on, play, sound; Third-person... |
| 3 | Finnish | puhua | To talk; To speak |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | puhudak | to blow |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | puše- | blow |