Where does “maattuška” come from?

maattuška (Ingrian) comes from Russian ма́тушка, from Russian мать, from Old East Slavic мати, from Proto-Slavic mati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

Ancestry of “maattuška”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianма́тушкаmother, mum
2Russianматьmother
3Old East Slavicматиmother
4Proto-Slavicmatimother
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmā́ˀtēmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tērEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtēEvery word from Proto-Slavic mati