Where does “apuvoima” come from?
apuvoima (Finnish) comes from Finnish voima, from Proto-Finnic voima, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
apuvoima (Finnish): auxiliary power; help; reinforcements
Definitions
- auxiliary power; help; reinforcements
Ancestry of “apuvoima”, step by step
apuvoima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish voima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | voima | power, strength, force, might; force; power |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | voima | power, strength, force, might |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish apu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | apu | help; assistance; helping hand |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | apu | Alternative form of *api |
Words derived from “apuvoima”