Where does “الماء” come from?
الماء (Arabic) comes from Arabic ماء, from Old Marathi मात, from Sanskrit माता, from Indo-Iranian *máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
Ancestry of “الماء”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | ماء | water; liquid, fluid; to meow |
| 2 | Old Marathi | मात | conversation, talk; description; news |
| 3 | Sanskrit | माता | mother |
| 4 | Indo-Iranian | *máHtā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
Words derived from “الماء”