maatiainen

Etymology
Probably. The -t- is of unknown origin, but likely serves an epenthetic purpose; it could be from, a dialectal verb meaning "to crawl on the ground", which would make equivalent to. In that case, the dialectal sense "stunted, short" may be the original meaning. First attested in an 1833 dictionary compiled by.

Noun

 * 1) landrace any local variety of a domesticated animal or plant species that has adapted over time to its ecological and cultural environment