Where does “mahtailija” come from?

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

mahtailija (Finnish): bragger, boaster, show-off, blusterer

Definitions

  1. bragger, boaster, show-off, blusterer

Ancestry of “mahtailija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmahtaillato act tough, boast, show off, put on airs
2Finnishmahtaamust do, to probably; to be able to, can do;...
3Proto-Finnicmahtadakto be able to, can
4Proto-Finno-Ugricmašta-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric mašta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic mahtadak →Every word from Finnish mahtaa →