Where does “megawatti” come from?

megawatti (Finnish) comes from Finnish mega-, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

megawatti (Finnish): megawatt

Definitions

  1. megawatt

Ancestry of “megawatti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmega-mega
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂sEvery word from Ancient Greek μέγαςEvery word from Finnish mega-