Where does “hyöky” come from?

hyöky (Finnish) comes from Finnish huoku, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

hyöky (Finnish): A surge; An outpouring; A waterfall

Definitions

  1. A surge; An outpouring; A waterfall

Ancestry of “hyöky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuokuair current, exhalation
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

Words derived from “hyöky”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish huoku →