Where does “höyryvoimala” come from?

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

höyryvoimala (Finnish): steam-electric power plant

Definitions

  1. steam-electric power plant

Ancestry of “höyryvoimala”, step by step

höyryvoimala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish voimala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoimalapower plant
2Finnishvoimapower, strength, force, might; force; power
3Proto-Finnicvoimapower, strength, force, might
4Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
5Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish höyry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöyrysteam; vapor
2Proto-Finnicheürü—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ma →Every word from Proto-Finnic voima →