Where does “magi” come from?

magi (Faroese) comes from Old Norse magi, from Proto-Germanic magô, from Proto-Indo-European mak- — bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch.

magi (Faroese): stomach

Definitions

  1. stomach

Ancestry of “magi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemagistomach
2Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic magô →Every word from Old Norse magi →