Where does “մատե” come from?
մատե (Armenian) comes from Russian мате, from Spanish maté, from French mât, from Middle French mast, from Old French mast, from Latin mastus, from Frankish mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...
մատե (Armenian): maté beverage
Definitions
- maté beverage
Ancestry of “մատե”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | мате | maté (plant, herb, beverage, but unlike in Spanish usually not the vessel from which the beverage is consumed) |
| 2 | Spanish | maté | matte |
| 3 | French | mât | mast; flagstaff |
| 4 | Middle French | mast | mast structure found on watercraft |
| 5 | Old French | mast | mast structure found on watercraft |
| 6 | Latin | mastus | ship mast |
| 7 | Frankish | mast | ship mast; mast |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | mastaz | rod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mazdos | pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,... |