Where does “tanvasmato” come from?

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

tanvasmato (Ingrian): grass snake

Definitions

  1. grass snake

Ancestry of “tanvasmato”, step by step

tanvasmato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian mato

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

via Ingrian tanvas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriantanvasyard
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric mačo →Every word from Proto-Finnic mato →Every word from Ingrian mato →