Where does “mahtavuus” come from?

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

mahtavuus (Finnish): cardinality

Definitions

  1. cardinality

Ancestry of “mahtavuus”, step by step

mahtavuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mahtava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmahtavagrand, magnificent, awesome, great; mighty,...
2Finnishmahtaamust do, to probably; to be able to, can do;...
3Proto-Finnicmahtadakto be able to, can
4Proto-Finno-Ugricmašta-

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric mašta-Every word from Proto-Finnic mahtadakEvery word from Finnish mahtaa