Where does “makeilu” come from?

makeilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish makeilla, from Finnish makea, from Proto-Finnic makeda, from Proto-Finnic makjas, from Proto-Germanic smakjaz.

makeilu (Finnish): giving oneself airs

Definitions

  1. giving oneself airs

Ancestry of “makeilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmakeillato give oneself airs
2Finnishmakeasweet; fresh; high; in the idiomatic expression...
3Proto-Finnicmakedasweet; fresh
4Proto-Finnicmakjastasty, sweet
5Proto-Germanicsmakjaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic smakjaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic makjas →Every word from Proto-Finnic makeda →