Where does “maksavuoka” come from?
maksavuoka (Finnish) comes from Finnish maksa, from Proto-Finnic maksa, from Proto-Uralic mëksa — liver.
Ancestry of “maksavuoka”, step by step
maksavuoka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maksa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maksa | liver; Indicative present connegative form of... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | maksa | liver |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | mëksa | liver |
via Finnish vuoka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vuoka | casserole; casserole, usually with a modifier... |