Where does “madu” come from?

madu (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic mato, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mačo.

madu (Estonian): snake

Definitions

  1. snake

Ancestry of “madu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmatoworm
2Proto-Finno-Ugricmačo—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric mačo →Every word from Proto-Finnic mato →