Where does “máhto” come from?

máhto (Lule Sami) comes from Proto-Samic mātō, from Proto-Finnic mato, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mačo.

máhto (Lule Sami): worm, larva, maggot

Definitions

  1. worm, larva, maggot

Ancestry of “máhto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicmātōworm
2Proto-Finnicmatoworm
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmačo—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric mačo →Every word from Proto-Finnic mato →Every word from Proto-Samic mātō →