Where does “למטה” come from?

למטה (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew לְ־, from Hebrew הָאָרֶץ.

למטה (Hebrew): down, downward

Definitions

  1. down, downward

Ancestry of “למטה”, step by step

למטה traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew לְ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewלְ־to, for; to, for, of
2Hebrewהָאָרֶץ—

via Hebrew מַטָּה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמַטָּה—
Every word from Hebrew הָאָרֶץ →Every word from Hebrew לְ־ →