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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianmātrā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂treh₂mother's sister; mother’s sister
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂truh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “motrë”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂truh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂treh₂ →