Where does “limamato” come from?

limamato (Finnish) comes from Finnish lima, from Proto-Finnic lima, from Proto-Germanic slīmą, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

limamato (Finnish): any of the phylum Nemertea of worms

Definitions

  1. any of the phylum Nemertea of worms

Ancestry of “limamato”, step by step

limamato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlimamucus; phlegm; slime
2Proto-Finniclimaslime; mucus
3Proto-Germanicslīmąslime; mucus
4Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

via Finnish mato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatoworm; maggot; tilde
2Proto-Finnicmatoworm
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmačo—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīmą →Every word from Proto-Finnic lima →