Where does “telekuuntelu” come from?

telekuuntelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuuntelu, from Finnish kuunnella, from Proto-Finnic kundeldak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kontale-.

telekuuntelu (Finnish): wiretapping, interception of telecommunications

Definitions

  1. wiretapping, interception of telecommunications

Ancestry of “telekuuntelu”, step by step

telekuuntelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuuntelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuuntelulistening
2Finnishkuunnellato listen; to listen in, eavesdrop; often with...
3Proto-Finnickundeldakto listen (to)
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickontale-—

via Finnish tele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteletelephoto lens
2Finnishteleobjektiivitelephoto lens, teleobjective
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kontale- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kundeldak →Every word from Finnish kuunnella →