Where does “voimistaa” come from?

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

voimistaa (Finnish): to strengthen

Definitions

  1. to strengthen

Ancestry of “voimistaa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “voimistaa

Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Proto-Finnic -maEvery word from Proto-Finnic voima