Where does “taittovoima” come from?
taittovoima (Finnish) comes from Finnish voima, from Proto-Finnic voima, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
taittovoima (Finnish): optical power, refractive power
Definitions
- optical power, refractive power
Ancestry of “taittovoima”, step by step
taittovoima 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 taitto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taitto | layout |
| 2 | Finnish | taittaa | to fold; to break; to refract |
| 3 | Finnish | taipua | to become curved, to bend; to change one's... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | taipudak | — |