Where does “máthair” come from?
máthair (Irish) comes from Old Irish máthir, from Proto-Celtic mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
máthair (Irish): mother
Ancestry of “máthair”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | máthir | mother |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | mātīr | mother |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
Words derived from “máthair”