Where does “jouhimato” come from?

jouhimato (Finnish) comes from Ingrian mato, from Proto-Finnic mato, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mačo.

jouhimato (Finnish): horsehair worm, nematomorph

Definitions

  1. horsehair worm, nematomorph

Ancestry of “jouhimato”, step by step

jouhimato traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian mato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmatosnake
2Proto-Finnicmatoworm
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmačo—

via Finnish jouhi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjouhihair, horsehair
2Proto-Finnicjouhihorsehair

via Finnish mato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatoworm; maggot; tilde
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric mačo →Every word from Proto-Finnic mato →Every word from Ingrian mato →