Where does “voimattomuus” come from?
voimattomuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish voimaton, from Finnish voima, from Proto-Finnic voima, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
voimattomuus (Finnish): powerlessness, weakness; asthenia
Definitions
- powerlessness, weakness; asthenia
Ancestry of “voimattomuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | voimaton | feeble; powerless |
| 2 | Finnish | voima | power, strength, force, might; force; power |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | voima | power, strength, force, might |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |