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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”

  • madaltaa
  • matalaotsainen
  • madaltua
  • matalapaine
  • matalikko
  • mataloitua
  • matalasesonki
  • matalaoktaaninen
  • madallus
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