Where does “painovoimavakio” come from?

painovoimavakio (Finnish) comes from Finnish painovoima, from Finnish voima, from Proto-Finnic voima, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

Ancestry of “painovoimavakio”, step by step

painovoimavakio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish painovoima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpainovoimagravity
2Finnishvoimapower, strength, force, might; force; power
3Proto-Finnicvoimapower, strength, force, might
4Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
5Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish vakio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvakioconstant
2Finnishväkäbarb; fluke
3Proto-Finnicvakacalm; steady, stable
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ma →Every word from Proto-Finnic voima →