Where does “mahtisana” come from?

mahtisana (Finnish) comes from Finnish sana, from Finnish luokka, from Finnish luokki, from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European lenk- — to bend.

mahtisana (Finnish): word of power

Definitions

  1. word of power

Ancestry of “mahtisana”, step by step

mahtisana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsanaword; Word, Scripture; lesson
2Finnishluokkaclass; class, social class; grade
3Finnishluokkishaft bow
4Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →