Where does “matala” come from?

matala (Hausa) comes from French matelas, from Old French materas, from Italian materasso, from Arabic مَطْرَح, from Arabic طَرَحَ — reject, deduct; to throw.

matala (Hausa): mattress

Definitions

  1. mattress

Ancestry of “matala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmatelasmattress; wad
2Old FrenchmaterasAlternative form of matras
3Italianmaterassomattress
4Arabicمَطْرَحcarpet, place where something is thrown; place...
5Arabicطَرَحَreject, deduct; to throw
Every word from Arabic طَرَحَ →Every word from Arabic مَطْرَح →Every word from Italian materasso →