Where does “võimalus” come from?
võimalus (Estonian) comes from Estonian võima, from Proto-Finnic voidak, from Proto-Uralic woje-.
võimalus (Estonian): chance; opportunity
Ancestry of “võimalus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | võima | to be able, can, to have the ability to do... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | voidak | can, to be able |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | woje- | — |