Where does “maka” come from?

maka (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic maki, from Old Norse maki, from Proto-Germanic *makô.

maka (Icelandic): inflection of maki: ## indefinite accusative ##...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “maka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmakiequal, match; spouse
2Old Norsemakimatch
3Proto-Germanic*makô—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *makô →Every word from Old Norse maki →Every word from Icelandic maki →