Where does “kasvuvoima” come from?

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

kasvuvoima (Finnish): growth force, power to grow

Definitions

  1. growth force, power to grow

Ancestry of “kasvuvoima”, step by step

kasvuvoima 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 kasvu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvugrowth
2Finnishkasvaato grow
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ma →Every word from Proto-Finnic voima →