Where does “máhtu” come from?

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

máhtu (Northern Sami): worm

Definitions

  1. worm

Ancestry of “máhtu”, 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 →