Where does “höyrymehu” come from?

höyrymehu (Finnish) comes from Finnish mehu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

höyrymehu (Finnish): juice made with a steam juicer, steamed juice

Definitions

  1. juice made with a steam juicer, steamed juice

Ancestry of “höyrymehu”, step by step

höyrymehu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mehu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmehujuice; cordial
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 mehu →