Where does “matelija” come from?

matelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

matelija (Finnish): reptile

Definitions

  1. reptile

Ancestry of “matelija”, step by step

matelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
3Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish madella

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmadellaTo creep, worm; To move very slowly
2FinnishmätääPartitive singular form of mätä
3Proto-Finnicmatadakto creep

Words derived from “matelija”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →