Probably a sound-symbolic blend of huude + höyry. Related to Karelian huuru. kuura might have also had an influence, as there is a variant huura.
huuru
| Inflection of huuru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | huuru | huurut | ||
| genitive | huurun | huurujen | ||
| partitive | huurua | huuruja | ||
| illative | huuruun | huuruihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | huuru | huurut | ||
| accusative | nom. | huuru | huurut | |
| gen. | huurun | |||
| genitive | huurun | huurujen | ||
| partitive | huurua | huuruja | ||
| inessive | huurussa | huuruissa | ||
| elative | huurusta | huuruista | ||
| illative | huuruun | huuruihin | ||
| adessive | huurulla | huuruilla | ||
| ablative | huurulta | huuruilta | ||
| allative | huurulle | huuruille | ||
| essive | huuruna | huuruina | ||
| translative | huuruksi | huuruiksi | ||
| abessive | huurutta | huuruitta | ||
| instructive | — | huuruin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||