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Where does “mahtaa” come from?

mahtaa (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic mahtadak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mašta-.

mahtaa (Finnish): must do, to probably; to be able to, can do;...

Definitions

  1. must do, to probably; to be able to, can do;...

Ancestry of “mahtaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmahtadak—
2Proto-Finno-Ugricmašta-—

Words derived from “mahtaa”

  • mahis
  • ansiomahdollisuus
  • vaikutusmahdollisuus
  • mahdollisuus
  • mahtailla
  • mahdottomuus
  • mahdottomasti
  • mahdoton
  • mahdollistaja
  • mahtotapa
  • mahto
  • mahdollistaa
  • mahtailu
  • mahdollisesti
  • mahdollinen
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