Where does “ponnistusvoima” come from?

ponnistusvoima (Finnish) comes from Finnish ponnistus, from Finnish ponnistaa, from Finnish ponsi, from Proto-Finnic ponci, from Proto-Finno-Permic ponte.

ponnistusvoima (Finnish): jumping power, explosive power, explosive strength (of legs)

Definitions

  1. jumping power, explosive power, explosive strength (of legs)

Ancestry of “ponnistusvoima”, step by step

ponnistusvoima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ponnistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishponnistuseffort; takeoff
2FinnishponnistaaTo push; to bear down; To push off, leap, jump;...
3Finnishponsianther; motion; pommel, knob
4Proto-Finnicponciknob, handle, grip
5Proto-Finno-Permicponte

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
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ponteEvery word from Proto-Finnic ponciEvery word from Finnish ponsi