Where does “маці” come from?

маці (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic мати, from Proto-Slavic mati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

маці (Belarusian): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “маці”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicматиmother
2Proto-Slavicmatimother
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmā́ˀtēmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē →Every word from Proto-Slavic mati →
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