Where does “poistohöyry” come from?
poistohöyry (Finnish) comes from Finnish poisto, from Finnish poistaa, from Finnish pois, from Finnish poikki-, from Finnish poikki, from Finnish poikitse, from Finnish itse, from Proto-Finnic icek — to laugh.
poistohöyry (Finnish): exhaust
Definitions
- exhaust
Ancestry of “poistohöyry”, step by step
poistohöyry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish poisto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poisto | removal; deletion; depreciation |
| 2 | Finnish | poistaa | to remove; to delete; "~ tuotannosta, myynnistä,... |
| 3 | Finnish | pois | away, off; off; minus, take away |
| 4 | Finnish | poikki- | cross-, transverse |
| 5 | Finnish | poikki | broken into two or more pieces; off; exhausted,... |
| 6 | Finnish | poikitse | (Scattered/strewn) here and there, all over (the place), (all) spread out |
| 7 | Finnish | itse | oneself; used to emphasize the person of the head... |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | icek | self |
| 9 | Hebrew | יצחק | to laugh |