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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”

  • kastemato
  • heisimato
  • sukkulamato
  • madonreikä
  • laakamato
  • makkaramato
  • putkimato
  • madottaa
  • kiiltomato
  • suolistomato
  • onkimato
  • loismato
  • mittarimato
  • halkiomatotauti
  • nuolimato
  • halkiomato
  • omenamato
  • nivelmato
  • matolääke
  • laivamato
  • koukkumato
  • tiehytmato
  • ruumiinmato
  • harvasukasmato
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