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Where does “maata” come from?

maata (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic magat'ak — to lie down, to sleep.

maata (Finnish): to lie down, lie; to have sex; to lay, to have...

Definitions

  1. to lie down, lie; to have sex; to lay, to have...

Ancestry of “maata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmagat'akto lie down, to sleep

Words derived from “maata”

  • makaaminen
  • väkisinmaata
  • makuuvaunu
  • makailla
  • makuu
  • makuupussi
  • väkisinmakaaminen
  • makuuasento
  • makuuhaava
  • makkari
  • makuuhuone
Every word from Proto-Finnic magat'ak →