Where does “maha” come from?
maha (Estonian) comes from Estonian maa, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.
maha (Estonian): down; into the ground; off
Definitions
- down; into the ground; off
Ancestry of “maha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | maa | earth; land; ground |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | maa | earth, ground, soil; land, country |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | mëxe | earth, land |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂s | great |
Words derived from “maha”