Where does “matava” come from?

matava (Ivatan) comes from Finnish -tava, from Proto-Finnic -tapa.

matava (Ivatan): fat

Definitions

  1. fat

Ancestry of “matava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-tavaForms the present passive participle
2Proto-Finnic-tapa—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -tapa →