Where does “matalakantainen” come from?

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

matalakantainen (Finnish): low-heeled

Definitions

  1. low-heeled

Ancestry of “matalakantainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatalalow; shallow
2Proto-Finnicmatalalow; shallow
3Proto-Finnic-lalocative suffix
Every word from Proto-Finnic -la →Every word from Proto-Finnic matala →Every word from Finnish matala →