Where does “ոտնամատ” come from?
ոտնամատ (Armenian) comes from Armenian մատ, from Russian мат, from Dutch mat, from Middle Dutch mat, from Old French mat, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
ոտնամատ (Armenian): toe
Ancestry of “ոտնամատ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | մատ | finger; toe; checkmate, mate; hill |
| 2 | Russian | мат | checkmate, mate; mat, matte finish, frost; mat,... |
| 3 | Dutch | mat | rug, mat; mullet; checkmate |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | mat | checkmate |
| 5 | Old French | mat | checkmated; in checkmate |
| 6 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 7 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 8 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 9 | Latin | madeō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |