Where does “höyryjyrä” come from?

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

höyryjyrä (Finnish): steamroller steam-powered heavy road roller

Definitions

  1. steamroller steam-powered heavy road roller

Ancestry of “höyryjyrä”, step by step

höyryjyrä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish höyry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöyrysteam; vapor
2Proto-Finnicheürü

via Finnish jyrä

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