Where does “talousmahti” come from?

talousmahti (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.

talousmahti (Finnish): economic power

Definitions

  1. economic power

Ancestry of “talousmahti”, step by step

talousmahti 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 talous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalouseconomy; finance; a system that maintains...
2Finnishtalohouse; building; farm, homestead
3Ludiantaloifarm; house
4Proto-Finnictalofarm, farmstead
5Proto-Baltictalˀa-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz →
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