Where does “höyrypilli” come from?

höyrypilli (Finnish) comes from Finnish pilli, from Proto-Finnic pilli — pipe, flute (instrument).

höyrypilli (Finnish): steam whistle

Definitions

  1. steam whistle

Ancestry of “höyrypilli”, step by step

höyrypilli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pilli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpilliwhistle; pipe; drinking straw, straw
2Proto-Finnicpillipipe, flute (instrument)

via Finnish höyry

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