Where does “äänenvoimakkuus” come from?
äänenvoimakkuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ääni, from Greenlandic Aani, from Danish ane, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.
äänenvoimakkuus (Finnish): strength of sound, volume
Definitions
- strength of sound, volume
Ancestry of “äänenvoimakkuus”, step by step
äänenvoimakkuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ääni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ääni | sound; audio; voice |
| 2 | Greenlandic | Aani | — |
| 3 | Danish | ane | forefather; guess; suspect |
| 4 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 5 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Finnish voimakkuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | voimakkuus | strength; magnitude; intensity |
| 2 | Finnish | voimakas | powerful; strong |
| 3 | Finnish | kas | look!, oh!, my!, behold!; look |
| 4 | Finnish | katso! | look! |
| 5 | Finnish | katsoa | to look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | kaccodak | to look |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gātijaną | — |