Where does “ulkopuhelu” come from?

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

ulkopuhelu (Finnish): exchange line call

Definitions

  1. exchange line call

Ancestry of “ulkopuhelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhelutalk, conversation; used especially in compound...
2FinnishpuhellaTo chatter
3FinnishpuhuaTo talk; To speak
4Proto-Finnicpuhudakto blow
5Proto-Uralicpuše-blow
Every word from Proto-Uralic puše- →Every word from Proto-Finnic puhudak →Every word from Finnish puhua →