Where does “मातृघात” come from?

मातृघात (Hindi) comes from Hindi मातृ, from Sanskrit मातृ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

मातृघात (Hindi): matricide

Definitions

  1. matricide

Ancestry of “मातृघात”, step by step

मातृघात traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi मातृ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमातृmother
2Sanskritमातृmother
3Proto-Indo-AryanmáHtā—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmáHtāmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Hindi घात

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiघातblow, attack, hit; bruise, injury; killing,...
2Sanskritघातa blow, bruise; slaying, killing; injuring,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā →