Where does “höyryräjähdys” come from?

höyryräjähdys (Finnish) comes from Finnish räjähdys, from Finnish räjähtää — to explode, burst, blow up; to detonate; to blow...

höyryräjähdys (Finnish): steam explosion

Definitions

  1. steam explosion

Ancestry of “höyryräjähdys”, step by step

höyryräjähdys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish räjähdys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishräjähdysexplosion
2Finnishräjähtääto explode, burst, blow up; to detonate; to blow...

via Finnish höyry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöyrysteam; vapor
2Proto-Finnicheürü—
Every word from Finnish räjähtää →Every word from Finnish räjähdys →