Where does “voivuttaminen” come from?

voivuttaminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish voivuttaa, from Finnish voipua, from Finnish voida, from Proto-Finnic voidak, from Proto-Uralic woje- — can, to be able.

Ancestry of “voivuttaminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoivuttaato tire, to exhaust, to wear, to wilt
2Finnishvoipuato get tired or exhausted, to wear, to fatigue, to wilt
3Finnishvoidacan, to be able to, to be capable; can, to be...
4Proto-Finnicvoidakcan, to be able
5Proto-Uralicwoje-can, to be able
Every word from Proto-Uralic woje-
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