Where does “vuoropuhelu” come from?

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

vuoropuhelu (Finnish): dialogue

Definitions

  1. dialogue

Ancestry of “vuoropuhelu”, step by step

vuoropuhelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puhelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhelutalk, conversation; used especially in compound...
2FinnishpuhellaTo chatter
3FinnishpuhuaTo talk; To speak
4Proto-Finnicpuhudakto blow
5Proto-Uralicpuše-blow

via Finnish vuoro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuoroturn; shift; A means of transportation that runs...
2Proto-Finnicvooroturn (chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others; spell of work)

Words derived from “vuoropuhelu

Every word from Proto-Uralic puše-Every word from Proto-Finnic puhudakEvery word from Finnish puhua