Where does “valovoima” come from?

valovoima (Finnish) comes from Finnish voima, from Proto-Finnic voima, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

valovoima (Finnish): luminous intensity

Definitions

  1. luminous intensity

Ancestry of “valovoima”, step by step

valovoima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish voima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoimapower, strength, force, might; force; power
2Proto-Finnicvoimapower, strength, force, might
3Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
4Proto-Uralic-ma

via Finnish valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ

Words derived from “valovoima

Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Proto-Finnic -maEvery word from Proto-Finnic voima