Where does “matka” come from?

matka (English) comes from Hindi मटका, from Sanskrit मृदा, from Sanskrit -आ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

matka (English): An earthenware pot

Definitions

  1. An earthenware pot

Ancestry of “matka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमटकाpot
2Sanskritमृदाsoil, clay
3Sanskrit-आfeminine suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Sanskrit -आ →Every word from Sanskrit मृदा →