Where does “mattalasi” come from?
mattalasi (Finnish) comes from Finnish lasi, from Swedish glas, from Old Swedish glas, from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas, from Proto-West Germanic glas, from Proto-Germanic glasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
mattalasi (Finnish): matted glass
Definitions
- matted glass
Ancestry of “mattalasi”, step by step
mattalasi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lasi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lasi | glass; bells; ice |
| 2 | Swedish | glas | glass |
| 3 | Old Swedish | glas | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | glas | glass |
| 5 | Old Saxon | glas | glass |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | glas | glass |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | glasą | glass |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |
via Finnish matta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | matta | matte |
| 2 | Swedish | mått | a measure; a measure, an action |
| 3 | Old Swedish | mat | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | mât | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | māt | — |
| 6 | Pali | mātu | gen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mētō | measure; size |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |