Where does “koukkumato” come from?
koukkumato (Finnish) comes from Finnish mato, from Proto-Finnic mato, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mačo.
koukkumato (Finnish): hookworm
Ancestry of “koukkumato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | mato | worm; maggot; tilde |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mato | worm |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | mačo | — |