Where does “höyryturbiinivoimala” come from?

höyryturbiinivoimala (Finnish) comes from Finnish höyryturbiini, from Finnish turbiini, from French turbine, from Latin turbo, from Latin turba, from Ancient Greek τύρβη, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

höyryturbiinivoimala (Finnish): steam turbine power plant

Definitions

  1. steam turbine power plant

Ancestry of “höyryturbiinivoimala”, step by step

höyryturbiinivoimala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish höyryturbiini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöyryturbiinisteam turbine
2Finnishturbiiniturbine
3Frenchturbineturbine; inflection of turbiner: ##...
4Latinturbotornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,...
5Latinturbastir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,...
6Ancient Greekτύρβηdisorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

via Finnish voimala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoimalapower plant
2Finnishvoimapower, strength, force, might; force; power
3Proto-Finnicvoimapower, strength, force, might
4Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
5Proto-Uralic-ma
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH-Every word from Ancient Greek τύρβηEvery word from Latin turba