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Where does “maca” come from?
maca (Old English) comes from Maori makō, from Proto-Germanic *makô.
Ancestry of “maca”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Maori
makō
shark
2
Proto-Germanic
*makô
—
Words derived from “maca”
make
making
match
matching
matches
mismatch
makeshift
policymaking
matchless
lovemaking
remake
filmmaking
peacemaking
rulemaking
lawmaking
sensemaking
troublemaker
dressmaking
matchmaking
matchmaker
makest
homemaking
winemaking
moneymaking
Every word from Proto-Germanic *makô →
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