Where does “μήτηρ” come from?

μήτηρ (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

μήτηρ (Ancient Greek): mother; source or origin

Definitions

  1. mother; source or origin

Ancestry of “μήτηρ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicmā́tērmother
2Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “μήτηρ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr →