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-.
mahtimies (Finnish): potentate
Ancestry of “mahtimies”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mahti | might, power; powerhouse; awesome, great, super;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mahti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mahtiz | power, ability; strength, force |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mahtuz | might, power |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | — |