Where does “mahakatkero” come from?

mahakatkero (Finnish) comes from Finnish katkero, from Finnish katkera, from Proto-Finnic kackera, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kačka-.

mahakatkero (Finnish): digestive bitters

Definitions

  1. digestive bitters

Ancestry of “mahakatkero”, step by step

mahakatkero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish katkero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatkerobitters; gentian
2Finnishkatkerabitter, resentful
3Proto-Finnickackerabitter
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*kačka-—

via Finnish maha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmahabelly
2Proto-Finnicmahastomach, belly
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kačka- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kackera →Every word from Finnish katkera →