Where does “valmiusasema” come from?

valmiusasema (Finnish) comes from Finnish valmius, from Finnish valmis, from Proto-Finnic valmis — finished, completed; ready.

valmiusasema (Finnish): standby position

Definitions

  1. standby position

Ancestry of “valmiusasema”, step by step

valmiusasema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valmius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalmiusreadiness, preparedness; completion; emergency...
2Finnishvalmiscompleted, finished; ready, poised, set up;...
3Proto-Finnicvalmisfinished, completed; ready

via Finnish asema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasemastate, position, situation; status; station
Every word from Proto-Finnic valmis →Every word from Finnish valmis →Every word from Finnish valmius →