Where does “mátu” come from?

mátu (Saramaccan) comes from Portuguese mato, from Old Portuguese mato.

mátu (Saramaccan): jungle

Definitions

  1. jungle

Ancestry of “mátu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesematoforest; bush; jungle; woods; wild grass, weeds...
2Old Portuguesemato—
Every word from Old Portuguese mato →Every word from Portuguese mato →
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