Where does “मादर” come from?
मादर (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian مادر, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎠, from Proto-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
मादर (Hindi): mother
Ancestry of “मादर”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | مادر | — |
| 2 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎠 | mother |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | máHtā | mother |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | máHtā | mother |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
Words derived from “मादर”