Where does “մատ” come from?
մատ (Armenian) comes from Russian мат, from Dutch mat, from Middle Dutch mat, from Old French mat, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere, from Latin madeō — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
մատ (Armenian): finger; toe; checkmate, mate; hill
Definitions
- finger; toe; checkmate, mate; hill
Ancestry of “մատ”, step by step
մատ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian мат
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | мат | checkmate, mate; mat, matte finish, frost; mat,... |
| 2 | Dutch | mat | rug, mat; mullet; checkmate |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | mat | checkmate |
| 4 | Old French | mat | checkmated; in checkmate |
| 5 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 6 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 7 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 8 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |