Where does “painovoimainen” come from?
painovoimainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish painovoima, from Finnish voima, from Proto-Finnic voima, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
painovoimainen (Finnish): gravitational, that works by gravity
Definitions
- gravitational, that works by gravity
Ancestry of “painovoimainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | painovoima | gravity |
| 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 | — |