Where does “sittamato” come from?

sittamato (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian mato, from Proto-Finnic mato, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mačo.

sittamato (Ingrian): tapeworm

Definitions

  1. tapeworm

Ancestry of “sittamato”, step by step

sittamato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian mato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmatosnake
2Proto-Finnicmatoworm
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmačo—

via Ingrian sitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansittafeces, excrement
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sitta—
3Proto-Uralicsittashit
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric mačo →Every word from Proto-Finnic mato →Every word from Ingrian mato →