Where does “maagisuus” come from?
maagisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish maaginen, 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 — to be able.
maagisuus (Finnish): magic
Definitions
- magic
Ancestry of “maagisuus”, step by step
maagisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maaginen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maaginen | magical |
| 2 | Finnish | maagi | mage |
| 3 | Latin | magus | magic, magical; magician, and derogatorily... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |