Where does “mahakipu” come from?

mahakipu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kipu, from Proto-Finnic kipu, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

mahakipu (Finnish): bellyache

Definitions

  1. bellyache

Ancestry of “mahakipu”, step by step

mahakipu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kipu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkipupain; ache
2Proto-Finnickipupain, ache
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish maha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmahabelly
2Proto-Finnicmahastomach, belly
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Proto-Finnic kipu →Every word from Finnish kipu →