Where does “voimanponnistus” come from?

voimanponnistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ponnistus, from Finnish ponnistaa, from Finnish ponsi, from Proto-Finnic ponci, from Proto-Finno-Permic ponte.

voimanponnistus (Finnish): effort, spurt, exertion, feat

Definitions

  1. effort, spurt, exertion, feat

Ancestry of “voimanponnistus”, step by step

voimanponnistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ponnistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishponnistuseffort; takeoff
2FinnishponnistaaTo push; to bear down; To push off, leap, jump;...
3Finnishponsianther; motion; pommel, knob
4Proto-Finnicponciknob, handle, grip
5Proto-Finno-Permicponte

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
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ponteEvery word from Proto-Finnic ponciEvery word from Finnish ponsi