Where does “törmäysvoima” come from?
törmäysvoima (Finnish) comes from Finnish voima, from Proto-Finnic voima, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
törmäysvoima (Finnish): impact force
Ancestry of “törmäysvoima”, step by step
törmäysvoima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish voima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | voima | power, strength, force, might; force; power |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | voima | power, strength, force, might |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish törmäys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | törmäys | impact, crash |
| 2 | Finnish | törmätä | To impact, collide, crash; To bump into, stumble... |
| 3 | Finnish | törmä | A steep embankment of earth; A relatively high... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | termä | steep bank (edge of river or lake) |