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