Where does “leasmháthair” come from?

leasmháthair (Irish) comes from Irish máthair, from Old Irish máthir, from Proto-Celtic mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

leasmháthair (Irish): stepmother

Definitions

  1. stepmother

Ancestry of “leasmháthair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmáthairmother
2Old Irishmáthirmother
3Proto-Celticmātīrmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Celtic mātīr →Every word from Old Irish máthir →