Where does “likomato” come from?

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

likomato (Finnish): A larva of a lamprey; ammocoete

Definitions

  1. A larva of a lamprey; ammocoete

Ancestry of “likomato”, step by step

likomato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatoworm; maggot; tilde
2Proto-Finnicmatoworm
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmačo—

via Finnish liota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishliotaTo soak; Indicative present connegative form of...
2Proto-Finnicligot'akto soak
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric mačo →Every word from Proto-Finnic mato →Every word from Finnish mato →