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Where does “maki” come from?

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

maki (Icelandic): equal, match; spouse

Definitions

  1. equal, match; spouse

Ancestry of “maki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemakimatch
2Proto-Germanic*makô—

Words derived from “maki”

  • maka
Every word from Proto-Germanic *makô →