Where does “mätäz” come from?

mätäz (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic mät'äs, from Proto-Uralic mäkte — tussock.

mätäz (Votic): mound, tussock, hummock, hillock

Definitions

  1. mound, tussock, hummock, hillock

Ancestry of “mätäz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmät'ästussock
2Proto-Uralicmäktetussock
Every word from Proto-Uralic mäkte →Every word from Proto-Finnic mät'äs →