Where does “माँ-बाप” come from?

माँ-बाप (Hindi) comes from Hindi माँ, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸, from Sanskrit मातृ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

माँ-बाप (Hindi): parents

Definitions

  1. parents

Ancestry of “माँ-बाप”, step by step

माँ-बाप traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi माँ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमाँmother; mom, mommy
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸—
3Sanskritमातृmother
4Proto-Indo-AryanmáHtā—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmáHtāmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Hindi बाप

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबापfather
2Sauraseni Prakrit????—
3Ashokan PrakritReconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/?????—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā →