Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/makjas

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *smakjaz.

Adjective

*makjas

1. tasty, sweet
2. greedy, eager

Derived terms

• *makëda

Descendants

• Estonian: maias
• Finnish: maajas (dialectal)
  • → Karelian: moajas (dialectal; Western)
• Ingrian: makjas
• Livonian: maigāz
• Votic: magjõz
• Võro: maḱas, majas