Where does “ostovoimainen” come from?
ostovoimainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ostovoima, from Finnish voima, from Proto-Finnic voima, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
ostovoimainen (Finnish): having purchasing power
Ancestry of “ostovoimainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | ostovoima | Purchasing power, buying power |
| 2 | Finnish | voima | power, strength, force, might; force; power |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | voima | power, strength, force, might |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |