Where does “maaginen” come from?

maaginen (Finnish) comes from Finnish maagi, 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.

maaginen (Finnish): magical

Definitions

  1. magical

Ancestry of “maaginen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaagimage
2Latinmagusmagic, magical; magician, and derogatorily...
3Ancient GreekΜάγοςmagician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,...
4Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
5Proto-Iranianmagúš—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

Words derived from “maaginen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš →