Where does “höyryveturi” come from?

höyryveturi (Finnish) comes from Finnish veturi, from Finnish vetää, from Proto-Finnic vetädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wetä- — to lead, guide, draw, pull; to lead, to guide, to...

höyryveturi (Finnish): A steam locomotive; A steam engine

Definitions

  1. A steam locomotive; A steam engine

Ancestry of “höyryveturi”, step by step

höyryveturi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish veturi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveturilocomotive; a light toboggan pulled by skiers
2Finnishvetääto pull; to lead; to blow
3Proto-Finnicvetädäkto pull
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwetä-to lead, guide, draw, pull; to lead, to guide, to...

via Finnish höyry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöyrysteam; vapor
2Proto-Finnicheürü—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wetä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vetädäk →Every word from Finnish vetää →