Where does “voimatasapaino” come from?
voimatasapaino (Finnish) comes from Finnish voima, from Proto-Finnic voima, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
voimatasapaino (Finnish): balance of power
Ancestry of “voimatasapaino”, step by step
voimatasapaino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish voima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | voima | power, strength, force, might; force; power |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | voima | power, strength, force, might |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish tasapaino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tasapaino | An equilibrium, balance or stability; An... |
| 2 | Finnish | paino | weight; press; press, weight |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | painadak | to push, to press |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pajńa- | press |