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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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →