Where does “voimistus” come from?

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

voimistus (Finnish): strengthening making stronger or more powerful

Definitions

  1. strengthening making stronger or more powerful

Ancestry of “voimistus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoimistaato strengthen
2Finnishvoimapower, strength, force, might; force; power
3Proto-Finnicvoimapower, strength, force, might
4Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
5Proto-Uralic-ma—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ma →Every word from Proto-Finnic voima →