Where does “mado” come from?

mado (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic mato, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mačo.

mado (Veps): worm; snake

Definitions

  1. worm; snake

Ancestry of “mado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmatoworm
2Proto-Finno-Ugricmačo—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric mačo →Every word from Proto-Finnic mato →
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