Where does “mätänemistila” come from?

mätänemistila (Finnish) comes from Finnish mätäneminen, from Finnish -minen, from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

mätänemistila (Finnish): state of decomposition or decay

Definitions

  1. state of decomposition or decay

Ancestry of “mätänemistila”, step by step

mätänemistila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mätäneminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmätäneminen
2Finnish-minenForms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds...
3Proto-Finnic-minenForms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of...
4Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
5Proto-Uralic-ma

via Finnish tila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtilastate; condition; Short for maatila
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Finnish -minenEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ma