Where does “tekstipuhelin” come from?

tekstipuhelin (Finnish) comes from Finnish teksti, from Esperanto teksto, from Latin textus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

tekstipuhelin (Finnish): text telephone especially one designed for those with hearing impairment

Definitions

  1. text telephone especially one designed for those with hearing impairment

Ancestry of “tekstipuhelin”, step by step

tekstipuhelin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teksti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtekstitext; copy
2Esperantotekstotext; lyrics
3Latintextuswoven, having been woven; texture, structure;...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Finnish puhelin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhelintelephone, phone; Short for puhelinnumero;...
2FinnishpuhellaTo chatter
3FinnishpuhuaTo talk; To speak
4Proto-Finnicpuhudakto blow
5Proto-Uralicpuše-blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin textus →