Where does “maga” come from?
maga (Jamaican Creole) comes from Jamaican Creole mawga, from English meager, from Middle English megre, from Anglo-Norman megre, from Old French maigre, from Latin Macer, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós — to raise, increase; long.
maga (Jamaican Creole): Alternative spelling of mawga
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of mawga
Ancestry of “maga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Jamaican Creole | mawga | scrawny, skinny |
| 2 | English | meager | Having little flesh; lean; thin; Poor, deficient... |
| 3 | Middle English | megre | Lean, haggard; suffering the physical effects of... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | megre | — |
| 5 | Old French | maigre | — |
| 6 | Latin | Macer | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | makros | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱrós | lean, meager |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |