Where does “maga” come from?

maga (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic magi, from Old Norse magi, from Proto-Germanic magô, from Proto-Indo-European mak- — bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch.

maga (Icelandic): inflection of magi: ## indefinite accusative ##...

Definitions

  1. inflection of magi: ## indefinite accusative ##...

Ancestry of “maga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmagistomach; tummy, belly
2Old Norsemagistomach
3Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic magô →Every word from Old Norse magi →
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