Where does “voimasuhde” come from?

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

voimasuhde (Finnish): relative strength between entities such as...

Definitions

  1. relative strength between entities such as...

Ancestry of “voimasuhde”, step by step

voimasuhde 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 suhde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuhdeproportion, ratio; relationship, affair; attitude
2Finnishsuhtaratio, proportion
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ma →Every word from Proto-Finnic voima →