Where does “valovoimainen” come from?

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

valovoimainen (Finnish): luminous

Definitions

  1. luminous

Ancestry of “valovoimainen”, step by step

valovoimainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valovoima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalovoimaluminous intensity
2Finnishvoimapower, strength, force, might; force; power
3Proto-Finnicvoimapower, strength, force, might
4Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
5Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ma →Every word from Proto-Finnic voima →