Where does “hieromakone” come from?

hieromakone (Finnish) comes from Finnish kone, from Proto-Finnic koneh — magic.

hieromakone (Finnish): massage machine, massager

Definitions

  1. massage machine, massager

Ancestry of “hieromakone”, step by step

hieromakone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
2Proto-Finnickonehmagic

via Finnish hieroa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhieroato rub; to massage
2Proto-Finnicheerodakto rub
Every word from Proto-Finnic konehEvery word from Finnish kone