Where does “maagi” come from?

maagi (Finnish) comes from Latin magus, from Ancient Greek Μάγος, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁, from Proto-Iranian magúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- — to be able.

maagi (Finnish): mage

Definitions

  1. mage

Ancestry of “maagi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmagusmagic, magical; magician, and derogatorily...
2Ancient GreekΜάγοςmagician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,...
3Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
4Proto-Iranianmagúš
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

Words derived from “maagi

Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-
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