Where does “magsyra” come from?

magsyra (Swedish) comes from Swedish mage, from Old Swedish maghi, from Old Norse magi, from Proto-Germanic magô, from Proto-Indo-European mak- — bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch.

magsyra (Swedish): gastric acid

Definitions

  1. gastric acid

Ancestry of “magsyra”, step by step

magsyra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmagestomach; body part between thorax and pelvis;...
2Old Swedishmaghistomach
3Old Norsemagistomach
4Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch

via Swedish syra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsyraacid; sourness
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic magô →Every word from Old Norse magi →