Where does “höyrypitoisuus” come from?

höyrypitoisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pitoisuus, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

höyrypitoisuus (Finnish): vapor content; quality

Definitions

  1. vapor content; quality

Ancestry of “höyrypitoisuus”, step by step

höyrypitoisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pitoisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitoisuuspercentage; concentration
2Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
3Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish höyry

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