Where does “võima” come from?

võima (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic voidak, from Proto-Uralic woje- — can, to be able.

võima (Võro): to be able, can; to be allowed

Definitions

  1. to be able, can; to be allowed

Ancestry of “võima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvoidakcan, to be able
2Proto-Uralicwoje-can, to be able
Every word from Proto-Uralic woje-Every word from Proto-Finnic voidak