Where does “höyryhiili” come from?

höyryhiili (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiili, from Proto-Finnic hiili — charcoal; ember.

höyryhiili (Finnish): steam coal

Definitions

  1. steam coal

Ancestry of “höyryhiili”, step by step

höyryhiili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiilicoal; charcoal; carbon
2Proto-Finnichiilicharcoal; ember

via Finnish höyry

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