Where does “mahdikkaasti” come from?

mahdikkaasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish mahdikas, from Finnish mahti, from Proto-Finnic mahti, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

mahdikkaasti (Finnish): mightily

Definitions

  1. mightily

Ancestry of “mahdikkaasti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmahdikasmighty
2Finnishmahtimight, power; powerhouse; awesome, great, super;...
3Proto-Finnicmahti—
4Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
5Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz →