Where does “vuorovesivoimala” come from?

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

vuorovesivoimala (Finnish): tidal power plant, tidal power station

Definitions

  1. tidal power plant, tidal power station

Ancestry of “vuorovesivoimala”, step by step

vuorovesivoimala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish voimala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoimalapower plant
2Finnishvoimapower, strength, force, might; force; power
3Proto-Finnicvoimapower, strength, force, might
4Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
5Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish vuorovesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuorovesitide
2Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
3Proto-Finnicveciwater
4Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ma →Every word from Proto-Finnic voima →