Where does “mahtisuku” come from?

mahtisuku (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.

mahtisuku (Finnish): dynasty, powerful family

Definitions

  1. dynasty, powerful family

Ancestry of “mahtisuku”, step by step

mahtisuku 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 suku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukuextended family, kin; genus; gender
2Proto-Finnicsukukin, extended family
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz →