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

  1. 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

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 Koski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKoskiAny of a number of small places in Finland and Karelia
2Proto-Finnickoskia continuous series of relatively small...
3Proto-Uralickośke
Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Proto-Finnic -maEvery word from Proto-Finnic voima