Where does “maha jooma” come from?

maha jooma (Estonian) comes from Estonian maha, from Estonian maa, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

maha jooma (Estonian): to spend something by drinking

Definitions

  1. to spend something by drinking

Ancestry of “maha jooma”, step by step

maha jooma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian maha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmahadown; into the ground; off
2Estonianmaaearth; land; ground
3Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
4Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

via Estonian jooma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjoomato drink; To consume alcoholic beverages
2Proto-Finnicjoodakto drink
3Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Finnic maa →