Where does “mehtar” come from?
mehtar (English) comes from Persian مهتر, from Persian مه, from French mai, from Old French mai, from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ — mother.
mehtar (English): A ruler in certain princely states of the Northwest Frontier region
Definitions
- A ruler in certain princely states of the Northwest Frontier region
Ancestry of “mehtar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | مهتر | a chief; an elder |
| 2 | Persian | مه | Alternative form of ماه; fog, mist; I, me |
| 3 | French | mai | May |
| 4 | Old French | mai | — |
| 5 | Latin | Māius | “month”}} of May |
| 6 | Latin | Maia | nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μαῖα | midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |