Where does “virumislujuus” come from?
virumislujuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish viruminen, from Finnish -minen, from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
virumislujuus (Finnish): creep strength
Ancestry of “virumislujuus”, step by step
virumislujuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish viruminen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viruminen | — |
| 2 | Finnish | -minen | Forms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -minen | Forms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish lujuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lujuus | strength, firmness; resolution, fortitude,... |
| 2 | Finnish | luja | firm; sound; loud |
| 3 | Finnish | -ntää | Front vowel variant of -ntaa |