Where does “höyryjarru” come from?

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

höyryjarru (Finnish): steam brake

Definitions

  1. steam brake

Ancestry of “höyryjarru”, step by step

höyryjarru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish höyry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöyrysteam; vapor
2Proto-Finnicheürü—

via Finnish jarru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjarrubrake; bromide
Every word from Proto-Finnic heürü →Every word from Finnish höyry →