Where does “māc” come from?

māc (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Old Dutch māg, from Proto-Germanic mēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European mag'- — to be able, help.

māc (Classical Nahuatl): in the hand

Definitions

  1. in the hand

Ancestry of “māc”, step by step

māc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch māg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmāg—
2Proto-Germanicmēgazson-in-law; or more generally, a relative through...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmag'-to be able, help

via Classical Nahuatl māitl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlmāitlhand, arm; arm, hand
2Proto-Nahuan*maa(y)(V)-—

Words derived from “māc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mag'- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēgaz →Every word from Old Dutch māg →