Where does “magei” come from?

magei (Livvi) comes from Proto-Finnic makeda, from Proto-Finnic makjas, from Proto-Germanic smakjaz.

magei (Livvi): sweet

Definitions

  1. sweet

Ancestry of “magei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmakedasweet; fresh
2Proto-Finnicmakjastasty, sweet
3Proto-Germanicsmakjaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic smakjaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic makjas →Every word from Proto-Finnic makeda →
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