Where does “mahtailla” come from?

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

mahtailla (Finnish): to act tough, boast, show off, put on airs

Definitions

  1. to act tough, boast, show off, put on airs

Ancestry of “mahtailla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmahtaamust do, to probably; to be able to, can do;...
2Proto-Finnicmahtadakto be able to, can
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmašta-—

Words derived from “mahtailla”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric mašta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic mahtadak →Every word from Finnish mahtaa →