Where does “maatuska” come from?

maatuska (Finnish) comes from Russian ма́тушка, from Russian мать, from Old East Slavic мати, from Proto-Slavic mati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

maatuska (Finnish): A matryoshka doll

Definitions

  1. A matryoshka doll

Ancestry of “maatuska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianма́тушкаmother, mum
2Russianматьmother
3Old East Slavicматиmother
4Proto-Slavicmatimother
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmā́ˀtēmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “maatuska”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē →Every word from Proto-Slavic mati →