Where does “aurinkovoima” come from?

aurinkovoima (Finnish) comes from Finnish voima, from Proto-Finnic voima, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

aurinkovoima (Finnish): solar power

Definitions

  1. solar power

Ancestry of “aurinkovoima”, step by step

aurinkovoima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish voima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoimapower, strength, force, might; force; power
2Proto-Finnicvoimapower, strength, force, might
3Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
4Proto-Uralic-ma

via Finnish aurinko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaurinkothe Sun
Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Proto-Finnic -maEvery word from Proto-Finnic voima
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