Where does “maksahaima” come from?
maksahaima (Finnish) comes from Finnish maksa, from Proto-Finnic maksa, from Proto-Uralic mëksa — liver.
maksahaima (Finnish): hepatopancreas, tomalley
Ancestry of “maksahaima”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | maksa | liver; Indicative present connegative form of... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | maksa | liver |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | mëksa | liver |