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Where does “mátta” come from?

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

mátta (Northern Sami): stem, root; stem

Definitions

  1. stem, root; stem

Ancestry of “mátta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicmāntëkroot, stem

Words derived from “mátta”

  • giehtamátta
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