Where does “höyrykone” come from?

höyrykone (Finnish) comes from Finnish kone, from Proto-Finnic koneh — magic.

höyrykone (Finnish): steam engine

Definitions

  1. steam engine

Ancestry of “höyrykone”, step by step

höyrykone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
2Proto-Finnickonehmagic

via Finnish höyry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöyrysteam; vapor
2Proto-Finnicheürü—

Words derived from “höyrykone”

Every word from Proto-Finnic koneh →Every word from Finnish kone →