Where does “Jatta” come from?
Jatta (Finnish) comes from Finnish Marjatta, from English Maria, from English Maré, from Middle English mare, from Old English mare, from Proto-West Germanic marā, from Proto-Germanic marǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mor- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
Jatta (Finnish): and nickname
Definitions
- and nickname
Ancestry of “Jatta”, step by step
Jatta traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Marjatta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Marjatta | A virgin mother in the Kalevala, resembling the Virgin Mary |
| 2 | English | Maria | mother of Jesus, in Latin, Spanish, etc. contexts |
| 3 | English | Maré | An adult female horse |
| 4 | Middle English | mare | A horse member of the species |
| 5 | Old English | mare | mare (evil spirit thought to torment people in their sleep) |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | marā | evil spirit, nightmare |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | marǭ | evil spirit; succubus; incubus; nightmare |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mor- | to blacken, to dirty; dirt spot; to rub, pound,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |