Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “voimainponnistus” come from? voimainponnistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ponnistus, from Finnish ponnistaa, from Finnish ponsi, from Proto-Finnic ponci, from Proto-Finno-Permic ponte.
voimainponnistus (Finnish): effort, spurt, exertion
Ancestry of “voimainponnistus”, step by step voimainponnistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ponnistus Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish ponnistus effort; takeoff 2 Finnish ponnistaa To push; to bear down; To push off, leap, jump;... 3 Finnish ponsi anther; motion; pommel, knob 4 Proto-Finnic ponci knob, handle, grip 5 Proto-Finno-Permic ponte —
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 —