Where does “voima-asema” come from?
voima-asema (Finnish) comes from Finnish voima, from Proto-Finnic voima, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
voima-asema (Finnish): a power plant, especially a small power plant providing power to the industrial facility it is a part of
Definitions
- a power plant, especially a small power plant providing power to the industrial facility it is a part of
Ancestry of “voima-asema”, step by step
voima-asema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish voima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | voima | power, strength, force, might; force; power |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | voima | power, strength, force, might |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish asema
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | asema | state, position, situation; status; station |