Where does “võimalus” come from?

võimalus (Estonian) comes from Estonian võima, from Proto-Finnic voidak, from Proto-Uralic woje- — can, to be able.

võimalus (Estonian): chance; opportunity

Definitions

  1. chance; opportunity

Ancestry of “võimalus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvõimato be able, can, to have the ability to do...
2Proto-Finnicvoidakcan, to be able
3Proto-Uralicwoje-can, to be able
Every word from Proto-Uralic woje- →Every word from Proto-Finnic voidak →Every word from Estonian võima →