Where does “höyryvasara” come from?

höyryvasara (Finnish) comes from Finnish vasara, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

höyryvasara (Finnish): A steam hammer

Definitions

  1. A steam hammer

Ancestry of “höyryvasara”, step by step

höyryvasara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vasara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvasarahammer; malleus, hammer
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish höyry

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