Where does “heikkovoimainen” come from?
heikkovoimainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish voima, from Proto-Finnic voima, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
heikkovoimainen (Finnish): of little force, power or might; feeble, impotent
Definitions
- of little force, power or might; feeble, impotent
Ancestry of “heikkovoimainen”, step by step
heikkovoimainen 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 heikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | heikko | weak; faint; feeble |