Where does “မာတာ” come from?

မာတာ (Burmese) comes from Pali mātar, from Sanskrit मातृ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

မာတာ (Burmese): mother

Definitions

mother

Ancestry of “မာတာ”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Pali	mātar	mother
2	Sanskrit	मातृ	mother
3	Proto-Indo-Aryan	máHtā	—
4	Proto-Indo-Iranian	máHtā	mother
5	Proto-Indo-European	méh₂tēr	mother

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā →