Where does “höyrygeneraattori” come from?

höyrygeneraattori (Finnish) comes from Finnish höyry, from Proto-Finnic heürü.

höyrygeneraattori (Finnish): steam generator

Definitions

  1. steam generator

Ancestry of “höyrygeneraattori”, step by step

höyrygeneraattori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish höyry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöyrysteam; vapor
2Proto-Finnicheürü

via Finnish generaattori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgeneraattorigenerator
Every word from Proto-Finnic heürüEvery word from Finnish höyry