Where does “mājasmāte” come from?
mājasmāte (Latvian) comes from Latvian māte, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
mājasmāte (Latvian): hostess; lady of the house
Definitions
- hostess; lady of the house
Ancestry of “mājasmāte”, step by step
mājasmāte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian māte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | māte | mother; female individual of some animal species;... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mā́ˀtē | mother |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
via Latvian mājas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | mājas | genitive singular form of māja; nominative... |