Where does “mahtailu” come from?
mahtailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish mahtailla, from Finnish mahtaa, from Proto-Finnic mahtadak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mašta-.
mahtailu (Finnish): acting tough, boasting, showing off, putting on...
Definitions
- acting tough, boasting, showing off, putting on...
Ancestry of “mahtailu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | mahtailla | to act tough, boast, show off, put on airs |
| 2 | Finnish | mahtaa | must do, to probably; to be able to, can do;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | mahtadak | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | mašta- | — |