Where does “koskivoima” come from?
koskivoima (Finnish) comes from Finnish voima, from Proto-Finnic voima, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
koskivoima (Finnish): energy or power produced with a rapids or the water flow of such
Definitions
- energy or power produced with a rapids or the water flow of such
Ancestry of “koskivoima”, step by step
koskivoima 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 Koski
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Koski | Any of a number of small places in Finland and Karelia |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | koski | a continuous series of relatively small... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | kośke | — |