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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—
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