Where does “matalaääninen” come from?

matalaääninen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ääni, from Greenlandic Aani, from Danish ane, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.

matalaääninen (Finnish): with a low/low-pitched voice or sound

Definitions

  1. with a low/low-pitched voice or sound

Ancestry of “matalaääninen”, step by step

matalaääninen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ääni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäänisound; audio; voice
2GreenlandicAani—
3Danishaneforefather; guess; suspect
4Middle High Germanānewithout
5Old High Germanānawithout
6Proto-West Germanicanaon
7Proto-Germanic*an—
8Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Finnish matala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatalalow; shallow
2Proto-Finnicmatalalow; shallow
3Proto-Finnic-lalocative suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →