Where does “yhtämahtava” come from?

yhtämahtava (Finnish) comes from Finnish mahtava, from Finnish mahtaa, from Proto-Finnic mahtadak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mašta-.

yhtämahtava (Finnish): equinumerous

Definitions

  1. equinumerous

Ancestry of “yhtämahtava”, step by step

yhtämahtava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mahtava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmahtavagrand, magnificent, awesome, great; mighty,...
2Finnishmahtaamust do, to probably; to be able to, can do;...
3Proto-Finnicmahtadakto be able to, can
4Proto-Finno-Ugricmašta-

via Finnish yhtä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishyhtäPartitive singular form of yksi; equally, as;...
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric mašta-