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Where does “madella” come from?

madella (Finnish) comes from Finnish mätää, from Proto-Finnic matadak — to creep.

madella (Finnish): To creep, worm; To move very slowly

Definitions

  1. To creep, worm; To move very slowly

Ancestry of “madella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmätääPartitive singular form of mätä
2Proto-Finnicmatadakto creep

Words derived from “madella”

  • matelija
Every word from Proto-Finnic matadak →