Where does “madal” come from?
madal (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic matala, from Proto-Finnic -la — locative suffix.
madal (Veps): low
Ancestry of “madal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | matala | low; shallow |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | -la | locative suffix |