Where does “höyrykuivata” come from?

höyrykuivata (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuivata, from Finnish kuiva, from Proto-Finnic kuiva — dry.

höyrykuivata (Finnish): to dry with steam

Definitions

  1. to dry with steam

Ancestry of “höyrykuivata”, step by step

höyrykuivata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuivata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuivatato dry
2Finnishkuivadry; Indicative present connegative form of...
3Proto-Finnickuivadry

via Finnish höyry

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