Where does “mátta” come from?

mátta (Lule Sami) comes from Proto-Samic māntëk — root, stem.

mátta (Lule Sami): stem; base, root, lowest part of something

Definitions

  1. stem; base, root, lowest part of something

Ancestry of “mátta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicmāntëkroot, stem
Every word from Proto-Samic māntëk
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