Where does “määkyä” come from?

määkyä (Finnish) comes from Finnish määkiä, from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

määkyä (Finnish): To bleat, baa

Definitions

  1. To bleat, baa

Ancestry of “määkyä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääkiäto bleat, to baa
2Finnishmääbaa; I
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “määkyä”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →