Where does “rakkomato” come from?

rakkomato (Finnish) comes from Finnish mato, from Proto-Finnic mato, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mačo.

rakkomato (Finnish): bladderworm

Definitions

  1. bladderworm

Ancestry of “rakkomato”, step by step

rakkomato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatoworm; maggot; tilde
2Proto-Finnicmatoworm
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmačo—

via Finnish rakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakkobladder; blister; vesicle
2Proto-Finnicrakkobladder; blister
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric mačo →Every word from Proto-Finnic mato →Every word from Finnish mato →