Where does “mato” come from?

mato (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic mato, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mačo.

mato (Finnish): worm; maggot; tilde

Definitions

  1. worm; maggot; tilde

Ancestry of “mato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmatoworm
2Proto-Finno-Ugricmačo

Words derived from “mato

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric mačoEvery word from Proto-Finnic mato