Where does “pahoinvoida” come from?
pahoinvoida (Finnish) comes from Finnish voida, from Proto-Finnic voidak, from Proto-Uralic woje- — can, to be able.
Ancestry of “pahoinvoida”, step by step
pahoinvoida traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish voida
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | voida | can, to be able to, to be capable; can, to be... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | voidak | can, to be able |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | woje- | can, to be able |
via Finnish pahoin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pahoin | Instructive plural form of paha; badly |