Where does “matala” come from?
matala (Asturian) comes from Asturian la, from Latin illa, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.
matala (Asturian): Compound of matar + la
Ancestry of “matala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Asturian | la | the; her |
| 2 | Latin | illa | nominative feminine singular of ille; nominative... |
| 3 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 4 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | — |