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

  1. acting tough, boasting, showing off, putting on...

Ancestry of “mahtailu”, 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 →
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