Where does “mahtava” come from?

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

mahtava (Finnish): grand, magnificent, awesome, great; mighty,...

Definitions

  1. grand, magnificent, awesome, great; mighty,...

Ancestry of “mahtava”, 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 “mahtava”

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