Where does “pussimatti” come from?
pussimatti (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.
pussimatti (Finnish): smothered mate
Definitions
- smothered mate
Ancestry of “pussimatti”, step by step
pussimatti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish matti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | matti | checkmate; State of being absolutely sure; State... |
| 2 | Finnish | Matias | Matthias |
| 3 | Latin | Matthiās | Saint Matthias the |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ματθίας | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ματταθίας | Mattathias |
| 6 | Hebrew | מַתִּתְיָהוּ | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | יהוה | YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh |
| 8 | Proto-Semitic | *haway- | to be, to become, to fall, to happen |