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

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “máthair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmáthirmother
2Proto-Celticmātīrmother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “máthair”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Celtic mātīr →Every word from Old Irish máthir →