Where does “nukkumatti” come from?

nukkumatti (Finnish) comes from Finnish matti, from Finnish Matias, from Latin Matthiās, from Ancient Greek Ματθίας, from Ancient Greek Ματταθίας, from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.

nukkumatti (Finnish): sandman

Definitions

  1. sandman

Ancestry of “nukkumatti”, step by step

nukkumatti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish matti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatticheckmate; State of being absolutely sure; State...
2FinnishMatiasMatthias
3LatinMatthiāsSaint Matthias the
4Ancient GreekΜατθίας
5Ancient GreekΜατταθίαςMattathias
6Hebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ
7HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
8Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen

via Finnish nukkua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnukkuato sleep
2Proto-Finnicnukkudakto doze, to slumber
Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway-