Where does “matalasti” come from?

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

matalasti (Finnish): in a low manner e.g. with low education

Definitions

  1. in a low manner e.g. with low education

Ancestry of “matalasti”, 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 →
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