Where does “madal” come from?

madal (Livvi) comes from Proto-Finnic matala, from Proto-Finnic -la — locative suffix.

madal (Livvi): low

Definitions

  1. low

Ancestry of “madal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmatalalow; shallow
2Proto-Finnic-lalocative suffix
Every word from Proto-Finnic -la →Every word from Proto-Finnic matala →