Where does “vammaispuhelin” come from?

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

vammaispuhelin (Finnish): handicap phone phone designed for the handicapped

Definitions

  1. handicap phone phone designed for the handicapped

Ancestry of “vammaispuhelin”, step by step

vammaispuhelin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puhelin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhelintelephone, phone; Short for puhelinnumero;...
2FinnishpuhellaTo chatter
3FinnishpuhuaTo talk; To speak
4Proto-Finnicpuhudakto blow
5Proto-Uralicpuše-blow

via Finnish vammainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvammainendisabled, handicapped; disabled person,...
2Finnishvammahandicap; injury
3Proto-Norse*ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ—
4Proto-Germanicwammazspot, stain, blemish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit
Every word from Proto-Uralic puše- →Every word from Proto-Finnic puhudak →Every word from Finnish puhua →