Where does “motër” come from?
motër (Albanian) comes from Albanian motrë, from Proto-Albanian mātrā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂treh₂, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂truh₂, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
motër (Albanian): sister
Ancestry of “motër”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | motrë | — |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | mātrā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂treh₂ | mother's sister; mother’s sister |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂truh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |