Where does “-matu” come from?

-matu (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic -mat'oin, from Proto-Finnic -t'oin, from Proto-Uralic -ktama.

-matu (Estonian): Derives nouns from verbs, that are generally...

Definitions

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Ancestry of “-matu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnic-mat'oinForms the negative participle, which is used as an adjective
2Proto-Finnic-t'oin-less
3Proto-Uralic-ktama—

Words derived from “-matu”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -ktama →Every word from Proto-Finnic -t'oin →Every word from Proto-Finnic -mat'oin →
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