Where does “मटका” come from?
मटका (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit मृदा, from Sanskrit -आ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
मटका (Hindi): pot
Ancestry of “मटका”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | मृदा | soil, clay |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -आ | feminine suffix |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |