Where does “मातृभाषा” come from?
मातृभाषा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit मातृ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
मातृभाषा (Hindi): mother tongue, native language
Definitions
- mother tongue, native language
Ancestry of “मातृभाषा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मातृ | mother |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | máHtā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | máHtā | mother |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |