Where does “mataluus” come from?

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

mataluus (Finnish): lowness

Definitions

  1. lowness

Ancestry of “mataluus”, 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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