Where does “*máHtā” come from?

*máHtā (Iranian) comes from Indo-Iranian *máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

Ancestry of “*máHtā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*máHtā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “*máHtā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Indo-Iranian *máHtā →