Where does “voimansiirtojohto” come from?

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

voimansiirtojohto (Finnish): (power) transmission line

Definitions

  1. (power) transmission line

Ancestry of “voimansiirtojohto”, step by step

voimansiirtojohto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish voimansiirto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoimansiirtotransmission, drivetrain
2Finnishvoimapower, strength, force, might; force; power
3Proto-Finnicvoimapower, strength, force, might
4Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
5Proto-Uralic-ma

via Finnish johto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjohtocord, line, conductor; administration,...
2Finnishjohtaato lead, take, show someone the way to; to guide,...
3Proto-Finnicjohtadakto lead, to guide
Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Proto-Finnic -maEvery word from Proto-Finnic voima