Where does “höyryalus” come from?

höyryalus (Finnish) comes from Finnish alus, from Finnish ala, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

höyryalus (Finnish): Any waterborne vessel powered by steam, such as...

Definitions

  1. Any waterborne vessel powered by steam, such as...

Ancestry of “höyryalus”, step by step

höyryalus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalusvessel, craft, ship; underlay, base; subject
2Finnishalaarea, field, domain; field, discipline; industry,...
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish höyry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöyrysteam; vapor
2Proto-Finnicheürü—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →Every word from Finnish ala →