Where does “höyrykylpy” come from?

höyrykylpy (Finnish) comes from Finnish kylpy, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

höyrykylpy (Finnish): steam bath

Definitions

  1. steam bath

Ancestry of “höyrykylpy”, step by step

höyrykylpy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kylpy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylpybath
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish höyry

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