Where does “mätälieju” come from?
mätälieju (Finnish) comes from Finnish mätä, from Proto-Finnic mätä — pus; rotten.
mätälieju (Finnish): sapropel
Definitions
- sapropel
Ancestry of “mätälieju”, step by step
mätälieju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lieju
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lieju | mud, mire; gyttja |