Where does “vasemmistovoimat” come from?

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

vasemmistovoimat (Finnish): left-wing forces

Definitions

  1. left-wing forces

Ancestry of “vasemmistovoimat”, step by step

vasemmistovoimat 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 vasemmisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvasemmistoThe left; leftist
2Finnish-stöFront vowel variant of -sto
Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Proto-Finnic -maEvery word from Proto-Finnic voima
vasemmistovoimat — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer