Where does “potenssijoukko” come from?

potenssijoukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish potenssi, from Swedish potens, from Latin Potentia, from Latin potēns, from Latin posse, from Latin potis, from Proto-Italic potis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis — to drink.

potenssijoukko (Finnish): power set

Definitions

  1. power set

Ancestry of “potenssijoukko”, step by step

potenssijoukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish potenssi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpotenssipotency; power
2Swedishpotenspotential, power
3LatinPotentiasituated in the valley of the Casuentus, now Potenza
4Latinpotēnsbeing able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful
5Latinpossepresent active infinitive of possum  "to be able...
6Latinpotisable, capable, possible
7Proto-Italicpotismaster, in control of
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
9Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via Finnish joukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjoukkogroup, cluster, band; crowd of people number of things or persons, especially a rather large and unorganized one
2Proto-Finnicjoukkogroup
3Proto-Germanicjaukijądraught animal; team of oxen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pótis
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