Where does “mahtimies” come from?

mahtimies (Finnish) comes from Finnish mahti, from Proto-Finnic mahti, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

mahtimies (Finnish): potentate

Definitions

  1. potentate

Ancestry of “mahtimies”, step by step

mahtimies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mahti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmahtimight, power; powerhouse; awesome, great, super;...
2Proto-Finnicmahti—
3Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
4Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz →