Where does “matta” come from?

matta (Finnish) comes from Swedish mått, from Old Swedish mat, from Middle Low German mât, from Old Saxon māt, from Pali mātu, from Proto-Germanic mētō, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

matta (Finnish): matte

Definitions

  1. matte

Ancestry of “matta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmåtta measure; a measure, an action
2Old Swedishmat—
3Middle Low Germanmât—
4Old Saxonmāt—
5Palimātugen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of...
6Proto-Germanicmētōmeasure; size
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “matta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mētō →Every word from Pali mātu →