Where does “asevoimat” come from?
asevoimat (Finnish) comes from Finnish ase, from Proto-Finnic asek, from Proto-Finnic -ek, from Proto-Uralic -ek — Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
asevoimat (Finnish): armed forces
Ancestry of “asevoimat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | ase | weapon; gun; tool, utensil |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | asek | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ek | Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ek | Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result... |