Where does “tartuntavoima” come from?
tartuntavoima (Finnish) comes from Finnish voima, from Proto-Finnic voima, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
tartuntavoima (Finnish): gripping force, clamping force
Definitions
- gripping force, clamping force
Ancestry of “tartuntavoima”, step by step
tartuntavoima 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 tartunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tartunta | contagion, infection |
| 2 | Finnish | -ntä | Front vowel variant of -nta; API |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -nta | Forms action nouns from verbs |