Where does “magusjuur” come from?

magusjuur (Estonian) comes from Estonian magus, from Estonian magu, from Proto-Finnic mako, from Proto-Germanic magô, from Proto-Indo-European mak- — bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch.

magusjuur (Estonian): any plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza

Definitions

  1. any plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza

Ancestry of “magusjuur”, step by step

magusjuur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian magus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmagussweet
2Estonianmagustomach; belly; taste, flavour
3Proto-Finnicmakostomach
4Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch

via Estonian juur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjuurroot
2Proto-Finnicjuuriroot
3Proto-Finno-Permicjure

Words derived from “magusjuur

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mak-Every word from Proto-Germanic magôEvery word from Proto-Finnic mako
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