Where does “mahtotapa” come from?

mahtotapa (Finnish) comes from Finnish mahto, from Finnish mahtaa, from Proto-Finnic mahtadak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mašta-.

mahtotapa (Finnish): potential mood

Definitions

  1. potential mood

Ancestry of “mahtotapa”, step by step

mahtotapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mahto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmahtopossibility, chance
2Finnishmahtaamust do, to probably; to be able to, can do;...
3Proto-Finnicmahtadakto be able to, can
4Proto-Finno-Ugricmašta-—

via Finnish tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapacustom; habit; manner
2Proto-Finnictapaway, custom; nature
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric mašta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic mahtadak →Every word from Finnish mahtaa →