Where does “hiilivoimala” come from?

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

hiilivoimala (Finnish): coal plant

Definitions

  1. coal plant

Ancestry of “hiilivoimala”, step by step

hiilivoimala 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 hiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiilicoal; charcoal; carbon
2Proto-Finnichiilicharcoal; ember
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ma →Every word from Proto-Finnic voima →