Where does “voimalause” come from?

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

voimalause (Finnish): motivational quote, inspirational quote

Definitions

  1. motivational quote, inspirational quote

Ancestry of “voimalause”, step by step

voimalause 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 lause

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlauseclause; sentence; theorem
2Finnishlausuato say, speak, utter, pronounce; to pronounce,...
3Proto-Finniclausudakto say
Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Proto-Finnic -maEvery word from Proto-Finnic voima