Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/makjas

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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

tasty, sweet
greedy, eager

Derived terms

*makeda

Descendants

Estonian: maias
Finnish: maajas (dialectal)
- → Karelian: moajas (dialectal; Western)
Ingrian: magjas
Livonian: maigāz
Votic: maďďaz
Võro: maḱas, majas