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Where does “voimakkuus” come from?

voimakkuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish voimakas, from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.

voimakkuus (Finnish): strength; magnitude; intensity

Definitions

  1. strength; magnitude; intensity

Ancestry of “voimakkuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoimakaspowerful; strong
2Finnishkaslook!, oh!, my!, behold!; look
3Finnishkatso!look!
4Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
5Proto-Finnickaccodak—
6Proto-Germanicgātijaną—

Words derived from “voimakkuus”

  • äänenvoimakkuus
Every word from Proto-Germanic gātijaną →