mahti
Finnish
pronunciation
Definitions
- might, power
- (figuratively) powerhouse source of power, energy or strength
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Finnic *mahti derived from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz (power, might).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*mahtiz
Gloss
power, might
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
力
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- asema Finnish
- mahdikas Finnish
- mahdikkaasti Finnish
- mahdikkuus Finnish
- mahtiasema Finnish
- mahtimies Finnish
- mahtipontinen Finnish
- mahtipontisesti Finnish
- meri Finnish
- merimahti Finnish
- mies Finnish
- ponsi Finnish
- talous Finnish
- talousmahti Finnish
- valtio Finnish
- valtiomahti Finnish
- Mactulfi Latin
- *megʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *mógʰtis Proto-Indo-European
- *mahtiz Proto-Germanic
- axelmakt Swedish
- fullmakt Swedish
- försvarsmakt Swedish
- könsmaktsordning Swedish
- makt Swedish
- maktkamp Swedish
- maktmedel Swedish
- påvemakt Swedish
- stormakt Swedish
- supermakt Swedish
- världsmakt Swedish
- miht Old English
- máttr Old Norse
- maht Old High German
- 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 Gothic
- *mahti Proto-Finnic
- macht Middle Low German
- maht Old Saxon