Where does “matalasi” come from?

matalasi (Swazi) comes from English mattress, from Middle English materas, from Old French matras, from Arabic مَطْرَح, from Arabic طَرَحَ — reject, deduct; to throw.

matalasi (Swazi): mattress

Definitions

  1. mattress

Ancestry of “matalasi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmattressA pad on which a person can recline and sleep,...
2Middle EnglishmaterasA mattress; a pad or cushioning for sleeping...
3Old Frenchmatrasmattress
4Arabicمَطْرَحcarpet, place where something is thrown; place...
5Arabicطَرَحَreject, deduct; to throw
Every word from Arabic طَرَحَ →Every word from Arabic مَطْرَح →Every word from Old French matras →