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Where does “μήτρᾱ” come from?

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

μήτρᾱ (Ancient Greek): womb; the pith or heart of wood; a queen wasp

Definitions

  1. womb; the pith or heart of wood; a queen wasp

Ancestry of “μήτρᾱ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμήτηρmother; source or origin
2Proto-Hellenicmā́tērmother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
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