Where does “mahtaja” come from?

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

mahtaja (Finnish): a mighty person

Definitions

  1. a mighty person

Ancestry of “mahtaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmahtaamust do, to probably; to be able to, can do;...
2Proto-Finnicmahtadakto be able to, can
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmašta-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric mašta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic mahtadak →Every word from Finnish mahtaa →