Where does “matinka” come from?

matinka (Czech) comes from Czech máti, from Old Czech máti, from Proto-Slavic mati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

matinka (Czech): mum, mom affectionate word for mother

Definitions

  1. mum, mom affectionate word for mother

Ancestry of “matinka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmátimother
2Old Czechmátimother
3Proto-Slavicmatimother
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmā́ˀtēmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē →Every word from Proto-Slavic mati →