Where does “matala” come from?

matala (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic matala, from Proto-Finnic -la — locative suffix.

matala (Finnish): low; shallow

Definitions

  1. low; shallow

Ancestry of “matala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmatalalow; shallow
2Proto-Finnic-lalocative suffix

Words derived from “matala

Every word from Proto-Finnic -laEvery word from Proto-Finnic matala