Where does “mahtipontinen” come from?

mahtipontinen (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.

mahtipontinen (Finnish): grandiloquent, pompous, bombastic

Definitions

  1. grandiloquent, pompous, bombastic

Ancestry of “mahtipontinen”, step by step

mahtipontinen 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 ponsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishponsianther; motion; pommel, knob
2Proto-Finnicponciknob, handle, grip
3Proto-Finno-Permicponte

Words derived from “mahtipontinen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtisEvery word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz