Where does “ēzeļmāte” come from?

ēzeļmāte (Latvian) comes from Latvian māte, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

ēzeļmāte (Latvian): female donkey; "ēzeļmātēm grūsnības periods ilgst...

Definitions

  1. female donkey; "ēzeļmātēm grūsnības periods ilgst...

Ancestry of “ēzeļmāte”, step by step

ēzeļmāte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian māte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmātemother; female individual of some animal species;...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmā́ˀtēmother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Latvian ēzeļa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianēzeļagenitive singular form of ēzelis; donkey
2Latvianēzelisdonkey
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē →Every word from Latvian māte →