Where does “maatuskanukke” come from?

maatuskanukke (Finnish) comes from Finnish maatuska, 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.

maatuskanukke (Finnish): matryoshka doll, nesting doll

Definitions

matryoshka doll, nesting doll

Ancestry of “maatuskanukke”, step by step

maatuskanukke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maatuska

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	maatuska	A matryoshka doll
2	Russian	ма́тушка	mother, mum
3	Russian	мать	mother
4	Old East Slavic	мати	mother
5	Proto-Slavic	mati	mother
6	Proto-Balto-Slavic	mā́ˀtē	mother
7	Proto-Indo-European	méh₂tēr	mother

via Finnish nukke

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	nukke	doll; puppet
2	Finnish	-ttää	Front vowel variant of -ttaa
3	Proto-Finnic	-ttadak	Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
4	Proto-Uralic	-kta-	—

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