Where does “valitsinluuri” come from?

valitsinluuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish luuri, from Latin flōrentīnus, from Latin Flōrentia, from Latin flōrens, from Latin flōreō, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s.

valitsinluuri (Finnish): handset handset of a cordless telephone that combines the functions of dial, microphone and loudspeaker in one portable unit. The handset communicates by radio with a base station through which it is connected to a telephone network

Definitions

  1. handset handset of a cordless telephone that combines the functions of dial, microphone and loudspeaker in one portable unit. The handset communicates by radio with a base station through which it is connected to a telephone network

Ancestry of “valitsinluuri”, step by step

valitsinluuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishluuriA handset of a telephone; headphones, headset; A...
2LatinflōrentīnusFlorentine
3LatinFlōrentia
4Latinflōrensblooming, blossoming, flowering
5Latinflōreōto bloom, blossom, flower
6Latinflōsflower, blossom
7Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Finnish valitsin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalitsindial, selector; switch; selector
2Finnishvalitato choose, select, elect; Indicative present...
3Proto-Finnicvalit'akto choose, to pick, to select
4Proto-Germanicwaljanąto choose, to pick, to select
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-
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