Where does “joukkovoima” come from?
joukkovoima (Finnish) comes from Finnish voima, from Proto-Finnic voima, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
joukkovoima (Finnish): strength of a crowd, strength in numbers
Definitions
- strength of a crowd, strength in numbers
Ancestry of “joukkovoima”, step by step
joukkovoima 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 joukko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | joukko | group, cluster, band; crowd of people number of things or persons, especially a rather large and unorganized one |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | joukko | group |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jaukiją | draught animal; team of oxen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |