Where does “mäntähöyrykone” come from?
mäntähöyrykone (Finnish) comes from Finnish höyrykone, from Finnish kone, from Proto-Finnic koneh — magic.
mäntähöyrykone (Finnish): steam engine
Ancestry of “mäntähöyrykone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | höyrykone | steam engine |
| 2 | Finnish | kone | machine; appliance; Short for lentokone |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | koneh | magic |