Where does “merimahti” come from?

merimahti (Finnish) comes from Finnish mahti, from Proto-Finnic mahti, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

merimahti (Finnish): A sea power a country with a formidable naval strength

Definitions

  1. A sea power a country with a formidable naval strength

Ancestry of “merimahti”, step by step

merimahti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mahti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmahtimight, power; powerhouse; awesome, great, super;...
2Proto-Finnicmahti—
3Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
4Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Finnish meri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerisea
2Proto-Finnicmerisea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz →