Where does “höyryjuna” come from?

höyryjuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish juna, from Finnish juoni, from Proto-Finnic jooni — path.

höyryjuna (Finnish): steam train

Definitions

  1. steam train

Ancestry of “höyryjuna”, step by step

höyryjuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjunatrain
2Finnishjuoniplot, design; scheme, conspiracy; storyline, plot
3Proto-Finnicjoonipath

via Finnish höyry

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